[VIDEO] Alarming CTV Footage Shows NYC Robber Shoot a Restaurant Customer in the Face

Day by day, the crime situation in NYC appears to be escalating in brutality.

A surveillance video documented a harrowing incident at a restaurant, revealing an armed robber shooting a bystander point blank in the face. The victim, who was merely enjoying a meal at the counter, fell victim to the assailant's sudden violence. Currently, he is being hospitalized and remains critical condition.

Watch the video:



From The Blaze:

Surveillance video showed the suspect order food at the Seafood King Fish Market on Broadway in Washington Heights before leaving the restaurant. He returned later to use the bathroom and rob the place.

Just before 2 a.m. another person was eating at the counter when the suspect returned and walked up to the counter while pulling out a gun. He ordered the woman behind the counter to put the money from the register in a plastic bag. He also stole her property as well as the customer's property.

As he turned to leave, he aimed his gun at the customer's head and pulled the trigger once, shooting him in the cheek.

The customer fell to the ground immediately.

"I don't know if the victim saw it coming, the victim just had his property taken, cell phone and money while he was eating, and I'm sure he was watching the encounter with the second victim who was an employee at the location," said Lt. John Russo of the Commander Investigative Coordinator Detective Bureau.

"And it just seemed as the perpetrator was running out the door, he turned around and fired a shot, striking the victim," he added.