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Gunman shoots two near busy NYC subway station, sending bystanders scrambling to safety: video

A gunman opened fire outside a busy Bronx subway station Thursday evening, striking two victims and sending innocent bystanders running for their lives.

The shooting steps away from the West Farms Square-E Tremont Avenue subway station was captured on surveillance footage and shows a man dressed in a white hoodie spraying bullets into a plaza at about 6 p.m.

The shooter can be seen slowly walking toward the West Farms Square plaza before opening fire in the direction of a group of people standing near a store. 

A gunman in a white hoodie can be seen in surveillance footage obtained by The Post, firing a spray of bullets towards a group of people in a Bronx plaza. Peter Gerber

One man can be seen dramatically falling over a bench before rolling onto the pavement, though it is unclear if he was struck by a bullet or not.

Gunfire erupted nearby the West Farms Square-E Tremont Avenue subway station in the Bronx Thursday evening. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post

Several bystanders can be seen running for their lives and scrambling to safety while the gunman fled the scene.

The NYPD said two people were shot.

Two people were shot on Boston Road at East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx. Christopher Sadowski for NY Post

A 20-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his leg and a 31-year-old was hit in the buttocks, police said. 

Both victims were transported to St. Barnabas Hospital in stable condition.

It’s unclear if the vicitms were innocent bystanders or intended targets.

No arrests have been made as of Thursday night, police said. Peter Gerber

No arrests were made as of late Thursday.

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