Man shot while sitting in car

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect wanted for an assault on a 43-year-old man in Queens.

Police say the victim was shot in the thigh while sitting in the front passenger seat of a Honda Accord in Queens Village Monday afternoon.

The suspect then fled.

It happened on 231st Street.

The victim is hospitalized in stable condition.

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