Crime & Safety
Teen Fatally Shot, Another Injured In Brooklyn Shooting
Officers found a 15-year-old boy in the lobby of the building with a gunshot wound to the head.
BROOKLYN, NY — A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot and another was left injured after a shooting in Brooklyn on Tuesday, police said.
The incident happened in front of 80 East 93 Street in East Flatbush around 3:30 p.m.
Officers found the 15-year-old boy in the lobby of the building with a gunshot wound to the head. He was transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.
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A 16-year-old boy was found on the third floor of the building with a gunshot wound to the right shoulder, police said.
The 16-year-old victim was transported to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.
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Additional details on the shootings were not readily available.
There have been no arrests at this time and an investigation remains ongoing.
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