Teen Injured In Shooting At Brooklyn Basketball Court

BROOKLYN, NY — An 18-year-old is in critical condition after he was shot near a Brooklyn middle school on Wednesday, according to police.

An NYPD spokesperson said the shooting happened around 5:40 p.m. at Flatlands Avenue and East 81st Street near I.S. 68 Isaac Bildersee in Canarsie. When officers arrived, they found the teen suffering from a gunshot wound to his head.

The teen was taken to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in critical condition.

According to a New York Daily News report, the teen was shot while on a basketball court near the middle school.

“It was one shot, he was lying there in the school compound in the (Bildersee Playground) park,” a witness told the Daily News. “He was bleeding, he was bleeding from the head… it was horrible."

The shooting came just weeks after two 17-year-old boys were wounded near the school, the Daily News reported. One suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the leg and torso, while the other was hit twice in the leg.

Wednesday's shooting remains under investigation. Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS. All tips are confidential.