Crime & Safety

Teen Shot In Crown Heights Lobby Dies In The Hospital, Cops Say

Adriana Graham, who was from Queens, had been in critical condition in the hospital after she was found shot in the head, police said.

A teenager shot in Crown Heights has died, police said.
A teenager shot in Crown Heights has died, police said. (David Allen/Patch)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A teenage girl shot in a Crown Heights lobby last week has died, according to police.

Adriana Graham, 18, had been clinging to life in the hospital since she was found shot in the head in the lobby of a Sterling Place building near Rochester Avenue around 2:45 a.m. on Wednesday, police said.

She succumbed to her injuries on Friday, according to police.

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Graham lived in Averne in Queens, police said. Her death is now being investigated as a homicide.

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