Crime & Safety
12-Year-Old Hurt In Bed-Stuy Shooting: Cops
The 12-year-old boy was taken to the hospital in stable condition.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Police are still looking for the person who shot a 12-year-old in Bed-Stuy on Saturday.
The 12-year-old boy was shot in the chest on Malcolm X Boulevard between Monroe and Madison streets just before 10 p.m., according to police.
Witnesses told ABC7 that the boy stumbled into a nearby liquor store and collapsed. He was conscious and alert when emergency responders arrived and took him to Maimonides Medical Center in stable condition, police said.
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Police said there were no updates Monday when asked if the boy was the intended target of the shooting.
"There are no arrests at this time and the investigation is ongoing," a spokesperson said.
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