Valley Stream man arrested in Queens shooting of man, teen
Police say they've arrested a Valley Stream man in a Queens shooting that left a man and a teenage boy hospitalized.
The NYPD says officers chased Shannon Smith as he fled Thursday in a car and then on foot. They charged him with attempted murder, assault, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless endangerment.
Police say officers found Smith, 34, with a stolen .45-caliber handgun and that he resisted arrest.
The shooting happened on 8th Street in Astoria around 4:40 p.m. Thursday.
Police say a 30-year-old man is in critical but stable condition at Elmhurst Hospital Center with wounds to his torso and leg.
The 15-year-old boy is in stable condition with a wound to his shoulder.
-- Staff and wire reports
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