According to police, 9-year-old boy ShamShawan Kelly was standing with a group of four or five other children.
The suspect, who was riding a bicycle, fired a gun at the children, police said, hitting the boy in the head.
Police recovered the suspect's bicycle at the scene.
The boy was taken to Kings County Hospital. He is still listed in critical condition this morning.
Witnesses did not believe the boy was the targeted.
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