ByEyewitness News 
Tuesday, February 17, 2026 11:27PM
RIDGEWOOD, Queens (WABC) — Police are searching for the gunman who shot a woman outside a business in Queens on Tuesday.
Officers say the victim, a 23-year-old woman, was on Wycoff Avenue in the Ridgewood section just before 3 p.m. when someone shot her in the leg.
Police sources told Eyewitness News that the victim was an innocent bystander.
She was taken to a hospital in stable condition.
The investigation is ongoing.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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