Police have identified the man they say is on the run after shooting a 14-year-old boy in Allerton.
Roderick Allen, 55, allegedly opened fire on the teen around 3:50 p.m. Friday near Cruger and Burke avenues, just steps from a strip of businesses.
The NYPD says the 14-year-old was struck in the left leg and grazed by a bullet in the right leg.
Paramedics took the teen to NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. Police say he is expected to recover.
Allen allegedly took off running after the shooting, traveling southbound on Cruger Avenue.
The NYPD released an image and a video of Allen, who they say was last seen wearing black shorts, a white tank top, black sneakers and a black hat.
Anyone with information is urged to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).