Crime & Safety

Teen Shot In The Shoulder On Brooklyn Block, No Arrests Made Yet

The suspects fled the scene after the shooting, police said.

The suspects fled the scene after the shooting, police said.
The suspects fled the scene after the shooting, police said. (NYPD)

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are hunting a crew of unidentified suspects who gunned down a teen boy on a Brooklyn street last month, with no arrests yet.

The shooting erupted in front of a residential building at 739 Fenimore St., sandwiched between Troy and Albany Avenues, right around 1 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 20, cops said.

Officers rushed to the scene and found the teen boy bleeding from a gunshot to his right shoulder. He was rushed two blocks to NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County by EMS, arriving in stable condition.

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After firing several shots, the suspects ran from the scene and were last seen going into an apartment building at 615 Rutland Rd., authorities said.

What led up to the shooting is not known at this time.

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An investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

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