A 42-year-old man was shot and slashed in the face Wednesday morning in the Tremont section of the Bronx.

Police say the victim was assaulted and shot in the back by two unidentified males at a dead end on East 182nd Street, just after 7 a.m. The police say the suspects were on a dark scooter when they fled the scene.

Residents of the area told News 12 they heard gunshots and then could hear the victim crying out and "screaming for his life."

Police say the victim was transported to St. Barnabas Hospital and is expected to survive.