Crime & Safety

Teen Shot Dead In Flatbush, Police Say

The unidentified 18-year-old was found shot on Church Avenue just after midnight Sunday, police said.

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A teen was shot dead on a Flatbush street corner early Sunday morning, police said.

Emergency responders rushed to the corner of Church Avenue and East 34th Street at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday where they found the 18-year-old lying on the sidewalk, police said.

Medics rushed the teen, who had been shot in the torso, to Kings County Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, said police.

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No arrests had been made as of Monday morning, said police.


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