At least 2 people shot on busy street in Brooklyn

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Friday, April 13, 2018
At least two people shot on busy Brooklyn street
Bill Ritter has the latest developments on the shooting in Flatbush.

FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- One person is in custody after at least two people were shot on a busy street in Brooklyn Friday afternoon.

A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest and a woman in her sixties was shot in the cheek outside a row of stores on Flatbush Ave between Albemarle Rd. and Tilden Ave.

Authorities say the teen who was shot ran into a beauty supply store for help.

He was conscious and breathing while waiting for an ambulance.

Authorities say the injuries are considered serious but not life-threatening.

Police are investigating circumstances that led to shooting.

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