Sept. 25, 2018 By Tara Law

Police are searching for a man who allegedly shot a 21-year-old man in the buttocks outside of Astoria Houses on Friday.

Police say that the shooting took place at 4:00 p.m. on Sept. 21 outside of 4-10 27th Ave.

The man shot the victim twice in the buttocks and then went inside 2-10 27th Ave.

Emergency responders rushed the victim to a nearby hospital, where he was in stable condition.

The police have released two photos of the suspect but have few details.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).