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Teen Shot Outside Martin Van Buren High School In Queens: NYPD
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg outside Martin Van Buren High School Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
QUEENS VILLAGE, QUEENS — A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg outside Martin Van Buren High School Tuesday afternoon, according to police and news reports.
The shooting happened about 2:45 p.m. near the Hillside Avenue school, police said.
A 911 caller reported a group of students fighting before the shot rang out, the New York Daily News reported.
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The teen, a Martin Van Buren student, returned to school to get help, according to the Daily News.
EMS rushed him to Long Island Jewish Medical Center, a Fire Department spokesperson said. He is expected to survive.
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A teacher told the Daily News that the school was on lockdown after reports of the shooting; a Department of Education spokesperson did not respond to Patch's request for comment.
An NYPD spokesperson told Patch he could not confirm news reports that the teen accidentally shot himself.
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