Shocking moment scooter-riding gunman opens fire at a group of people in a Bronx playground 

A gunman riding on the back of a scooter opened fire on a group of people in a Bronx playground earlier this month, police have said.

In shocking footage of the drive-by-shooting, two men can be seen pulling up on the electric vehicle before the man on the back aims a handgun and fires at the group.

The shooting occurred in broad daylight at the Magenta Playground in the Allerton area of the Bronx at around 5:30 p.m. on March 12, when the shooter and his driver, seen wearing a bright yellow hoodie, pulled up at the park on the scooter.

In surveillance footage from multiple angles shared by the police, the suspect is then shown firing off several rounds from the handgun across the playground, as he and the driver rolled by the scene.

The video appears to show a number of children in the playground close to a wing set as the pair drive past, and as the shooter releases the shots.

They then sped off on the scooter, cops said, according to the New York Post.

While no one was injured in the daylight shooting, officials said that three parked cars were damaged by the slugs that were fired.

‘It could be my child. It could be anybody’s child. That’s not cool that you’re firing shots into a park where there is kids,’ Olinville resident Elizabeth Carreras said, according to CBS New York. 

‘They don’t care. They’re not thinking. It’s just sad,’ resident Jhenar Thomas said.

‘That’s extremely alarming. I just moved here a year ago, and that’s crazy,’ Noel Watson added, the network reported. 

The shooting occurred in broad daylight at the Magenta Playground in the Allerton area of the Bronx at around 5:30 p.m. on March 12

The video appears to show a number of children in the playground close to a wing set as the pair drive past, and as the shooter releases the shots

 While no one was injured in the daylight shooting, officials said that three parked cars were damaged by the slugs that were fired

The NYPD are now searching for the two suspects involved in the shooting, who were both seen wearing hooded sweatshirts, black masks and jeans. 

Posting on his Twitter account, NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea shared the surveillance footage, requesting help to identify the pair.

‘Help @NYPDDetectives identify the 2 individuals that drove by & shot into a crowd inside a #Bronx PLAYGROUND,’ he wrote on March 23.

‘The incident occurred on 3/12, around 5:30 PM, at the Magenta Playground on Olinville Ave & Rosewood St.’ 

According to police data, 10 people have been shot since January in the 47th Precinct, compared to four at this point last year. Officers have also made 49 gun-related arrests, compared with 18 in 2020. 

‘This is a testament to the fact that we as a society I have a problem with guns,’ resident Jason Gonzalez said to CBS NY. 

‘We have to take our best step forward and see what we can do to remove guns off of the streets. They just end up in the hands of the wrong people.’ 

Police have said that the two suspects will face reckless endangerment charges.