Police are looking for suspects in a violent gun battle in Astoria

ASTORIA, Queens (WABC) – Police are searching for suspects involved in a dramatic and violent gun battle in Queens.

The shooting took place on 37th Avenue in Astoria early on New Year’s Day.

Police say a person behind the van fired several shots at a group. One of the bullets hit a 19-year-old in the stomach.

Then one of the men accompanying the victim fired several shots. The suspect who fired the shots at the group fled the scene heading south on 13th Street, inside a gray four-door Infiniti.

The 19-year-old was taken to a nearby hospital where he appears in stable condition.

The first suspect is described as a man with an unknown description of the clothes. The second suspect is described as a black man wearing a black hooded sweater, a red coat, black pants and white sneakers.

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