Masked shooter fires several shots on busy Brooklyn street

A disturbing video has emerged of a masked shooter repeatedly firing off his gun into a busy street in Brooklyn, after the footage was shared by local authorities in an attempt to identify the suspect.

New York Police Department said the bullets are believed to have hit a man in the foot and caused a woman with a child in a pram to go running to safety.

The shooter in the above video was seen wearing all black, a ski mask covering his face and seemed of slim build.