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Stranger shoots man outside Bronx apartment: Cops

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Police say this man is wanted for a shooting in the Bronx. (NYPD)

Police are looking for a man who randomly shot someone outside an apartment building in the Bronx.

On Thursday at about 1 a.m., a 20-year-old man was standing outside 1051 Anderson Ave. when a stranger approached him and shot him several times — in the butt and the lower torso — before fleeing in an unknown direction, police said.

The victim was taken to NYC Health & Hospitals/Lincoln in stable condition.

Police released surveillance footage and photos of the man they say is wanted in connection to the shooting.

Anyone with information in regard to the identity of this male is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are kept confidential.