A man and a woman were shot during a fight over a parking spot in front of an apartment building in Crotona Park East. Two men were involved in the dispute and both took out guns, then one of them pulled the trigger. NBC New York’s Chris Jose reports.
An argument between two people arguing over a parking spot in the Bronx ended with a man and a woman getting shot, according to law enforcement officials.
The fight starting around 9 a.m. Thursday outside an apartment building on Bryant Avenue near Jennings Street in Corona Park East, police said. It was during the fight that a 66-year-old man took out a gun and started waving it around.
The other man then grabbed the weapon and shot the victim multiple times in the chest with his own gun, according to police sources. Another woman by her car in the area was also shot, as a stray bullet struck her in the foot, police said.
The injured man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to police. The other woman shot was not badly injured.
It was not clear if the victim and the shooter knew each other prior to the incident. The shooter was still on the run, police said, while the victim was charged with criminal possession of a firearm.
Get Tri-state area news delivered to your inbox. Sign up for NBC New York's News Headlines newsletter.
