Crime & Safety

Teen Found Fatally Shot In The Head Inside NYC Home, Police Say

Additional details into the incident have been released.

An investigation remains ongoing.​​
An investigation remains ongoing.​​ (Patch Graphics)

QUEENS, NY — A teenager was found fatally shot in the head in a Queens home on Thursday, police said.

The incident happened inside a home at 172-09 108th Ave. around 10:45 p.m., police said.

Officers found an 18-year-old boy who had been shot in the head. He was taken to Jamaica Hospitals Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

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What led up to the shooting is not known at this time. A description of a possible suspect was not readily available.

Additional details into the incident have not been released.

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No arrests have been made yet. An investigation remains ongoing.

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