Manhattan detectives are searching for a suspect who shot an off-duty Border Patrol agent in the face during what appears to have been a botched robbery Saturday night.
Police sources say the incident occurred just before midnight on Saturday inside Fort Washington Park, AMNewYork reported.
Officers from the 33rd Precinct responded to the area beneath the Washington Bridge after receiving a 911 call reporting a shooting.
When they arrived, they found the 42-year-old victim suffering from gunshot wounds to his face and arm. One bullet struck him in the cheek, according to sources familiar with the investigation.
EMS arrived at the scene and transported the victim to Harlem Hospital, where he is listed in stable condition and is expected to recover.
Sources close to the investigation confirmed the victim is an off-duty Border Patrol officer. He was not in uniform at the time of the incident, and investigators believe the shooting was the result of an attempted robbery.
