Man, 36, Shot Inside Rockaway Park Shuttle: NYPD

QUEENS — A 36-year-old man was shot inside a Rockaway Park Shuttle car on Sunday, police said.

The 36-year-old was inside a shuttle traveling from Beach 105th Street to Beach 116th Street about 9 p.m. when a man struck him in the face with a firearm while demanding money, the NYPD said.

The straphanger gave the man his wallet, which had ID and about $120, and then the attacker shot the 36-year-old in the upper right leg, authorities said.

The shooter fled at the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 Street station, and the 36-year-old was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition, police said.

The NYPD released images of the shooter on Thursday.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, on Twitter @NYPDTips.