Teen shot after leaving basketball game at Brooklyn school, police say
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) – A 15-year-old boy was shot after leaving a basketball game at a school in Brooklyn Thursday night, police said.
The teenager was shot in the left arm after getting into a dispute with a 17-year-old boy, according to the NYPD.
The victim and suspect had left a basketball game at Eagle Academy when the shooting occurred around 8:50 p.m., police said. The 15-year-old was hospitalized in stable condition.
The 17-year-old suspect was taken into custody at the scene, police said. He was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
The shooting occurred around the same time that two teenage boys were shot while leaving a Police Athletic League center in the Bronx Thursday night.
The victims had just left the recreational space on Longwood Avenue near Fox Street around 9 p.m. when they came under fire, officials said. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head, while the other, 16, was hit in the leg, police said.
First responders rushed both teens to a hospital, where the 15-year-old was listed in critical condition. The 16-year-old was listed in stable condition.
No arrests had been announced as of early Friday. Investigators believe that the incident was a targeted attack in retaliation for a prior dispute, NYPD officials said.
A single shooter was seen fleeing on foot, and two shell casings were recovered at the scene, police said. A physical description of the suspect was not immediately available.