Teenager Shot 3 Times in Upper West Side Playground: Police

UPPER WEST SIDE, NY — A teenager was shot Thursday night on the basketball court of an Upper West Side playground, police told Patch.

The unidentified 18-year-old was shot three times in the back around 11:18 p.m. at the Samuel N. Bennerson Playground in the vicinity of the Amsterdam Houses, a public housing project, police said. The teenager was transported to the hospital and is not likely to die from his injuries, police said.

Three men in white shirts were seen fleeing the scene of the shooting, and have been labeled suspects, police told Patch. No arrests have been made as police continue to investigate the shooting, police said.

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