16-year-old Shot in Broad Daylight in New York City by Masked Man, NYPD looking for Targeted attack Possibility
New York City, NY: A 16-year-old boy was shot in broad daylight in New York City by a masked man. The shooting happened in the Queens area of the city.
Around 1:30 p.m., on Dickens Street near Mott Avenue in the Rockaways, the boy was shot in the crotch and left wrist, according to the police.
He was sent to Cohen Children’s Medical Center. At first, his condition was reported as stable, but by 3:10 p.m., authorities stated that his condition was no longer stable. The victim is fighting for his life.
It is not clear whether the attack was a targeted attack or not, but the New York Police Department has started an investigation to look into the possibility of a targeted attack.
At this time, there is no information regarding the suspect or any arrests that have taken place.
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The teen was shot days after a pre-teen was also shot by a masked man outside his building.
Police reported that four additional children, some as young as six years old, were in the vicinity when an 11-year-old kid was shot inside a NYCHA building in Brooklyn late Monday.
Officials and sources inside the law enforcement community have confirmed that the wounded boy informed authorities that he was shot in the left forearm at approximately 11 p.m. while on the third story of a Brownsville Houses building on Howard Avenue near Atlantic Avenue.
According to NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny, who spoke to media on Tuesday, the boy’s original account—that he was shot outside the building by a hooded figure—did not match up with the evidence that led them upstairs to an apartment, as they followed a blood trail.
After being transported to Maimonides Medical Center, the victim from the Pink Houses in East New York was found to be in stable condition.
