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Police: 1 Hurt After Man Opens Fire On Brooklyn Street

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are looking for a man who they say pulled out a gun and opened fire on a Brooklyn street.

Surveillance cameras caught the shooting as it happened around 3:45 p.m. Sunday on Malcolm X Boulevard in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

A 50-year-old man was struck under his armpit and on his right shoulder, police said. He was taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The suspect, who police described as a black man, about 5'5" and weighing 190 pounds, was seen wearing a brown hooded sweatshirt and brown sweatpants, authorities said.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS, visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or text tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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