A 40-year-old mother was one of six people shot in a New York City convenience store when she was used as a shield by a suspected target, authorities said.

The New York Police Department (NYPD) said on Monday, Dec. 30, at 5 p.m. local time, two men opened fire inside the G&W convenience store in the Bronx and six people were injured with gunshot wounds, ABC News reported.

A shooting at a convenience store in the Bronx Monday left six people injured including a mother and her 12-year-old daughter, police say.

Police are searching for two suspects after a "brazen" attack in the Williamsbridge section of the Bronx left six people injured, including a mother and daughter caught in the crossfire.

One of the intended targets of a shooting at a Bronx convenience store used a mother as a human shield to protect themself from the gunfire, police said.

A mother and her 12-year-old daughter were among six people who were shot in the Bronx, the NYPD said. FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomassetti has the latest.

Six people were shot at a New York City convenience store Monday, including a 12-year-old girl and her mother, as one of the intended targets used the woman as a shield, police said. The mother ended up shot in the stomach while the person who grabbed her went unscathed,