Driver hunted after jeep ‘deliberately’ plows into family on Bronx sidewalk in ‘targeted’ attack that injured six
POLICE have launched a manhunt for a driver after a jeep “deliberately” mowed down a family of six.
The attack that is believed to be targeted, happened earlier today on a sidewalk in Bronx and has left one woman in serious condition.
According to the NYPD, a gray Jeep mounted the sidewalk at 170 Street and Sheridan Avenue hitting the family, with the driver and the passenger fleeing the scene on foot.
The crash pinned down a 60-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman underneath the New York Post reports.
Firefighters and a police rescue team who arrived at the scene were eventually able to rescue them.
The six victims were rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where one woman was in critical condition.
Her injuries included a broken pelvis, sources told the outlet.
The victims were attending a family gathering at a park in Claremont according to CBS2.
The five family members had only minor injuries and told police they believe the attack was targeted.
“We were just talking normally until a car came out of nowhere and hit us, with no particular reason,” a family member told WABC.
“And it wasn’t an accident, because the way they came from, they were speeding up for us.”
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CBS2 reports that after the crash the victims’ family grabbed the driver and the passenger of the vehicle in a bid to hold them till police arrived but were forced to release them when shots were heard nearby.
Police said they are still looking whether the shooting was related to the crash.
No arrests have been made so far.