New York, New York - In a scene straight out of the Wild West, a New York City man suddenly opened fire in the street and took aim at a raccoon.

According to authorities, at around 10:30 AM, a man shot a gun along the sidewalk in front of a Springfield garden home.

An Instagram video shows the man standing next to the open door of his car, clutching a gun with both hands.

His target? A raccoon, that can be seen sneaking around the bottom of the video.

The man, who is reportedly a licensed gun owner, had actually fired a bullet at the poor little fellow!

After the attack, the shooter then calmly sat back down in his SUV as if nothing had happened.

The video ends with NYPD on the scene.

Police have not yet charged the shooter in their ongoing investigation and it is not known if the raccoon was hit or not.

It is not too uncommon for the nocturnal animals to stroll through the Big Apple during the day in search of food, especially in slightly more suburban areas of the city.

The mammals certainly don't make themselves popular everywhere, especially when they rummage through private garbage cans for food and make a mess!

Why exactly the Queens raccoon ended up in the crosshairs probably remains the secret of his adversary with the gun in his glove compartment.