Crime & Safety

Boy Stabbed In The Chest By Another Child In Brooklyn Park: NYPD

Two boys are being questioned by police after the incident.

BROOKLYN, NY — A 12-year-old boy was stabbed in the chest in a Brooklyn park on Thursday, police said.

The incident happened around 2:50 p.m. at the Betsy Head Park near Thomas S Boyland Street in Brownsville.

Officers found the boy with a stab wound to the chest. He was taken to Brookdale University Hospital in serious by stable condition.

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The victim is believed to have been stabbed by another child.

A 9-year-old and 12-year-old boy are being questioned in connection with the incident, according to police and multiple reports.

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It is not known at this time what led up to the stabbing. No arrests have been made yet.

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