NYPD detectives are searching for a man who opened fire on a group of rivals during a brazen daylight shooting, but only hit an innocent 64-year-old woman, police said Saturday.
Victim Francisca Nunez was nearing the corner of W. 204th St. and Broadway in Inwood at around 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 24 when the stray bullet hit her in the buttocks, cops said.
The shot was fired by a young man in a black, fur-lined coat who police said was aiming at a group of males at the corner.
Cops recovered surveillance images of the gunman, which they released on Saturday in the hopes that someone would recognize him.
Nunez told ABC7 from her bed at Harlem Hospital, where she was in stable condition, that she saw dozens of teens dressed in black who were arguing when one of them pulled out a knife.
She then heard a gunshot and said she knew right away that she’d been shot.
“I felt the heat in my leg,” she told the outlet. “Then came the blood.”
Nunez said she didn’t know if or when doctors will remove the bullet, which remains lodged in her left upper thigh.
But the retired mom of four told the outlet she’s now afraid to walk the streets, and is angry at the gun violence in the city.
“(These kids) should stay in school instead of running around the streets trying to kill each other,” she said.
Police on Saturday said the gunman only fired one bullet at the group, which hit Nunez.
A motive for the shooting was not immediately disclosed.
The gunman was last seen running south on Vermilyea Ave., cops said. He’s described as having a medium complexion and was last seen wearing the black jacket, a black sweater, grey sweatpants and black sneakers.
Anyone with information regarding this incident or the gunman is urged to call NYPD Crime Stoppers at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
