Father gunned down in New York while holding hands with his 6-year-old daughter as they crossed a street

A FATHER was shot dead while walking his six-year-old daughter through a New York City street on Sunday, video shows.

Anthony Robinson, 29, was crossing the road just before 6pm in the Bronx borough of the city when a car appeared as though it was going to turn onto the crosswalk.

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Anthony Robinson, 29, is seen here crossing a street in the Bronx on Sunday with his six-year-old daughter[/caption]

As Robinson held his daughter’s hand while they walked, the car didn’t turn, but rather followed the pair as they made it to the other side of the street.

Roughly 10 seconds into the video, released by the New York Police Department, someone in the passenger seat of the car is seen pulling out a gun and holding it in broad daylight.

Suddenly, the father drops to the ground as his daughter follows a passerby who flees the scene.

The vehicle veers to the left and drives off, as Robinson appears to writhe in pain on the ground.

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A car is seen on the left side of the surveillance footage shot as the pair make their way across the street[/caption]

Rodney Harrison, the NYPD’s chief of detectives, tweeted on Monday that Robinson was shot “multiple times.”

The 29-year-old later died from his injuries, per police.

Harrison posted surveillance footage online and asked for any information related to the man’s death.

According to the New York Post, Robinson — who lived in Brooklyn — was one of eight homicides throughout the city during the Fourth of July weekend.

At least 49 shootings were reported in total.

The deadly holiday weekend follows a more than 130 percent surge in crime in June, compared to June 2019.

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Once Robinson and his child make it to the other side of the street, someone in the car nearby shoots him[/caption]

Police announced on Monday that the number of shootings rose in all five boroughs, reporting that 205 shootings involving 270 people occurred last month, compared to 89 shootings during that period last year.

“The sharp increase in shootings and violence in New York puts innocent people at risk and tears at the fabric of life in our city,” Police Commissioner Dermot Shea said in a statement.

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Police said Robinson died from his injuries[/caption]

“The challenges are great for an NYPD facing the strain of deep budget cuts, changes to the criminal justice system that are impacting the courts, and the continuing international health pandemic.”

He continued: “But through it all, I have seen our hardworking men and women display an unwavering commitment to the kind of fair and effective policing that defines our agency and that New Yorkers expect and deserve.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio blamed the surge in violence on the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference on Monday.

He said the city saw “too much violence” during the holiday weekend, and told reporters: “We have a lot of work to do to address it.”

“There is not one cause for something like this,” de Blasio said, claiming that the economy, the court system, and the virus outbreak keeping people inside are to blame.

Anyone with information on Robinson’s death in the Bronx on Sunday is urged to call NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).