NYPD: 2 wanted after smoke shop clerk shot in Williamsburg
NEW YORK -- Police are searching for two people after a gunman shot and injured a store clerk in Brooklyn.
A 28-year-old man working at the smoke shop on Scholes Street in Williamsburg was shot in the hand during an attempted robbery at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday, police said.
The clerk was taken to Elmhurst Hospital in stable condition.
Nothing was taken from the store, according to police.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
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