An investigation is underway in Hell’s Kitchen after a man was shot in the back at 6:12am today, police said this morning.
The shooting took place at the northeast corner of West 52nd Street and 11th Avenue. The 32-year-old male victim was transported to Mount Sinai West with non-life threatening injuries and was in a stable condition, according to police.
The suspect ran off, heading south on 11th Avenue, police say.
It is unclear whether the shooting happened after a robbery. No arrests have been made so far.
W52nd Street was closed to traffic while the investigations continued, but nearby businesses, Cybert Tires and Epstein Paint Center, were diverting customers to access at 10th Avenue.
UPDATE 6pm: Police reported that the victim was shot in front of his parents by a stranger after he accidentally bumped into the gunmen.
The victim and his parents were waiting for the Hell’s Kitchen Mercedes-Benz dealership at 11th Avenue between W53/54th Street to open to take his car in for service, when a man rushing to catch the M31 bus on W54th Street bumped into the victim, cops said.
The victim’s father pleaded with his son to “let it go” as the two men argued, NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said at a press conference today. The gunman got on the bus, but then returned and “let three grounds go” and hit the victim once in the upper back with a .22 caliber gun, Kenny said. His parents were not hurt.
The gunman, described as a short Hispanic male between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 5 inches, was last seen running down W52nd Street, cops said. There have been no arrests so far in relation to the shooting.
that’s sad
Let’s get our gun ban back! The Supreme Court does not care about
The citizens. I hope this gentleman is okay and has a quick recovery.
If he had a gun Maybe this wouldn’t have happened
How so
What a silly thing to say… He was shot in the back. I will never understand the “well if everyone had a gun” mentality.
You are just purelly stupid
I live near the area and the uppet west side is becoming very unsafe
A week ago there was a shooting right in fron three schools like we need police visubility
And lets noy
Talk about car vandalism an issue that has been very pooular these past few days
I live around the corner from where the shooting happened and every day I have to call 311 to make a sidewalk/noise complaint or call 911when the boombox party gets out of hand and mentally disturbed and drunk people join the party making it unsafe and scary to walk the streets.
These people loitering , harassing pedestrians don’t even live here and the crowd gets bigger.
Like Yoa said this neighborhood is getting really unsafe. The slogan” if you see something, say something” doesn’t seem to work with the NYPD .
As we know they only come when the big damage is done.
To: HK Resident ( ” Get the gun ban back”).
Really? Do you actually think that the gun used is registered, or that the perp actually carries a firearm permit? You honestly can’t be serious thinking that guns are ban-able or that the shooter actually gives a *#^& about any ” law “?
You want a solution? I’ll give you two, either one which would have prevented this:
a) The victim here had the opportunity to avoid the event by not escalating situation. But no, he had to show off in front of his parents. how about we teach everybody what the meaning of de-escalation and mutual respect. Make no mistake, the victim started this with his bad attitude and lack of empathy.
b) Legalize open carry. I carry when I’m outside NYC, and you know what? People are a whole lot less likely to escalate any incident when the gun is on hip for all to see. I get respect and I give respect, knowing there are firearms on hand.
So let’s keep this very real here. Yet another law is not going to a damned thing. So how about we all engage in one day of mutual respect for each other. Say ” Im Sorry” just like I do when I bump into someone. Ask if you can help them if they drop something. Be the bigger person and set a better example by just walking away from a confrontation.
I do not agree aboutopen carry nor think it would do anything but worsen the situation in a very different culture & area. But what I want to address is the idea that we know the victim could be blamed for this.
I can see the confusion because there seems to be an error-before we click on the link & the second time the article refers to the bump it seems clear the perpetrator cumped into the victim. But the first time the *article* mentions it-followed soon by a separate typo-it mistakenly says the victim bumped into him!
We do not know just what happened there, nor if the victim was in fact showing off for his parents at all.
But it is fine & a virtue (if not done abusively) to complain about someone who hits you & then says nothing, even if an accident.
The man who shot the guy should be jailed for the *insane* reaction!
WHo know how many other people he has or will hurt.
I like that he is very short for a man; if the descrition is accurate that will narrow greatly narrow down the potential criminals!
To:( ” Get the gun ban back”).
Really? Do you actually think that the gun used is registered, or that the perp actually carries a firearm permit? You honestly can’t be serious thinking that guns are ban-able or that the shooter actually gives a *#^& about any ” law “?
You want a solution? I’ll give you two, either one which would have prevented this:
a) The victim here had the opportunity to avoid the event by not escalating situation. But no, he had to show off in front of his parents. how about we teach everybody what the meaning of de-escalation and mutual respect. Make no mistake, the victim started this with his bad attitude and lack of empathy.
b) Legalize open carry. I carry when I’m outside NYC, and you know what? People are a whole lot less likely to escalate any incident when the gun is on hip for all to see. I get respect and I give respect, knowing there are firearms on hand.
So let’s keep this very real here. Yet another law is not going to a damned thing. So how about we all engage in one day of mutual respect for each other. Say ” Im Sorry” just like I do when I bump into someone. Ask if you can help them if they drop something. Be the bigger person and set a better example by just walking away from a confrontation.
Am I the only one who gets the feeling that they are not actively trying to find the suspect?
These crimes should be taken seriously if they want to send a message that guns on nyc streets (legal or illegal) will not be tolerated.