New footage was released of the two suspects in a broad-daylight Brooklyn shooting that injured a 17-year-old boy and 16-year-old girl — as authorities revealed that the teen boy appears to have been the intended target.
The male victim was seen walking on Franklin Avenue near Eastern Parkway in Crown Heights — steps from the Franklin Avenue-Medgar Evers College subway station — just before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday when the duo approached him and sparked a dispute, cops said.
One of the young-looking suspects slapped the victim in the face, while the other pulled out a gun outside the packed Wise Deli & Grill, authorities said.
As the victim fled, one of the two males fired off “numerous” rounds in his direction, hitting him in the left arm.
A 16-year-old girl — believed to be an innocent bystander — was shot twice in the right leg as she stood inside the deli, cops said.
The pair — captured walking on the sidewalk in footage released late Wednesday — fled on foot, heading south on Rogers Avenue.
Both are described as male teens with dark complexions and slim builds. One of them was last seen wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans, police said.
The other suspect wore a red hoodie and gray jeans at the time of the crime, cops said.
Both victims were taken to the Kings County Hospital Center, where they were listed in stable condition.
Police initially described both teens as innocent bystanders and said the gunman was aiming for someone else.
The kids were among more than a dozen others inside the deli when the shots rang out.
“There were a lot of kids in here this morning buying sandwiches,” said deli worker Adnan Ahmed. “When we heard the shots, everyone ran to the back, where two of them got shot.”
“All of the kids come to this deli … sometimes they get into arguments but like regular, no shootings,” said the worker, adding he was “shocked” by the gun violence.
He said that there was “no argument, no nothing” inside the store.
Two of the bullets struck the counter, leaving holes in the gum display in front.
Elaine Antrobus, 44, who works across the street from the deli, said a lot of school kids were in the area at the time.
“I heard like two firecracker sounds and people started scattering, right and left,” said Antrobus. “It was chaotic. Nobody knew which way to run.”
