VIDEO: Bed-Stuy Party Results In Alleged Shooting After Teens Refused Entry

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — One teen was shot and injured on Sunday night after a fight in the lobby of an apartment building, police said. Five men in their late teens or early twenties were trying to get into a party in an apartment building at Lewis Avenue and Quincy street at around 10 p.m., and they were refused entry, according to police. One of the five men took out a gun and fired a shot into the crowd, injuring a 17-year-old man, and then the five suspects escaped in an unknown direction, the NYPD said.

The victim was rushed to the hospital and was in stable condition, cops said. For the latest on this story and on Bed-Stuy crime, subscribe to the Bed-Stuy Patch for email newsletters and news alerts that go straight to your phone.

The NYPD has released surveillance video of the incident and is asking anyone with information in regards to this incident to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.