Man Shot In The Arm And Chest In St. Albans: Cops

ST. ALBANS, QUEENS — A 26-year-old man was shot in the arm and the chest in St. Albans Wednesday night, then ended up in a Stop & Shop parking lot, according to police and a news report.

The victim was arguing with another man on 178th Street about 8:30 p.m. when the shots rang out, police said.

The gunman, who police said is a man in his twenties, fled the site of the shooting.

EMS found the victim several blocks away near the corner of Merrick and Springfield Boulevards, according to PIX11 News. Video posted to the Citizen app shows first responders filling the parking lot of a Stop & Shop at that intersection.

He was rushed to Jamaica Hospital in stable condition, police said. He is expected to survive, PIX11 reported.