1Brooklyn, NY – A 24-year-old man was shot in the leg Monday afternoon at a busy Brownsville intersection, authorities said.

The gunfire erupted around 3 p.m. near Saratoga Avenue and Livonia Avenue, where the victim was standing when an unidentified suspect opened fire.

Police said the shooter struck the man in the right thigh before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction.

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A 24-year-old man was shot in the leg at Saratoga and Livonia avenues in Brownsville.

The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital in stable condition.

The suspect fled the scene and remains at large.

Victim hospitalized in stable condition

According to investigators, the wounded man was taken by private vehicle to One Brooklyn Health – Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where he was listed

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