Supermarket employee shot in Brooklyn: NYPD

PARK SLOPE, Brooklyn (PIX11) — Police are searching for a suspect in connection to a shooting inside a supermarket in Brooklyn Friday afternoon.

The shooting happened at 1:01 p.m. inside the Royal Supermarket at 1419 8th Ave. A suspect entered the store and demanded money at gunpoint, police said.

The suspect then got into a fight with a store employee and fired three shots, striking the employee once in the leg, according to the NYPD.

The victim was taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Police described the suspect as a male wearing a black shirt, army pants, and white sneakers. He was last seen fleeing south on 8th Avenue.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org , downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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