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Man opens fire outside Brooklyn apartment building moments after child enters

A gunman opened fire outside a Brooklyn apartment building just moments after a child walked inside, disturbing new video shows.

The footage, released by police Monday night and captured around 12:45 a.m. Friday, shows an adult, followed by a small child wearing a red hat, walking into the Sheepshead Bay Houses on Avenue W near Nostrand Avenue.

A man follows and holds the door open as he fires his handgun in another direction, outside the building, the clip shows.

He fired several shots before fleeing into the building, cops said. Police are still searching for the suspect.

No one was injured.

The incident comes amid a recent surge in shootings citywide.

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Police are looking for a man who opened fire outside a Brooklyn housing development early Friday.
Police are looking for a man who opened fire outside a Brooklyn housing development early Friday.DCPI
Police are looking for a man who opened fire outside a Brooklyn housing development early Friday.
DCPI
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