Crime & Safety

Boy, 12, Shot Outside Manhattan Store, 3 Suspects Wanted: Police

Police are still trying to determine if the victim knew the gunmen.

There have been no arrests and an investigation remains ongoing.
There have been no arrests and an investigation remains ongoing. (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

NEW YORK CITY — Police are still searching for the gunmen who shot a 12-year-old boy outside a Manhattan store this past weekend.

The incident happened on Sunday around 9 p.m. outside a Nordstrom Rack store on West 30th Street in Chelsea.

Officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg. The 12-year-old was taken to a local hospital in stable condition, police said.

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A description of the suspects was not readily available, but police are looking for three individuals.

Police are still trying to determine if the victim knew the gunmen.

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There have been no arrests and an investigation remains ongoing.

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