Bangladeshi worker shot in second attack at Bangladeshi restaurant in New York

A gunman has opened fire at a Bangladeshi restaurant in New York State of US for the second time in a week.

Sabbir Ahmed, a 35-year-old cashier of the restaurant and a citizen of Bangladesh, was shot in the attack that took place on Saturday afternoon (New York local time), according to New York-based Daily News.

The restaurant staff was behind the register at the Boishakhi Restaurant on 36th Avenue near 30th St. in Astoria when the shooting started at about 3:35 pm, New York police said.

In a video obtained by a New York-based news outlet, the gunman, sporting a red hoodie and a black ski mask, stormed up to the counter inside the eatery before pulling what appears to be a handgun from a bag draped around his shoulder.

The owner said Saturday’s incident was the second violent attack at the establishment by the same gunman in the past week.

 “I went to the kitchen for just one minute and I heard three shots,” said the 42-year-old owner, who runs the place with her husband.

The dramatic video shows the gunman appear to open fire, shattering glass covering the counter as customers, including a young boy, scramble to run outside.

“Two [bullets] hit Sabbir. He was shot in the waist,” the owner said. “We wonder if he’ll be able to walk again.”

Police said the worker was struck once in the buttocks. Medical officials rushed him to Elmhurst Hospital Center where he was listed in stable condition.

The suspect ran off and there have been no arrests. A police source said the shooting appeared to be a targeted attack.