16-year-old boy attacked by group, stabbed multiple times in Brooklyn

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being stabbed multiple times in Brooklyn.

Police say he was stabbed at least five times in the chest and abdomen -- possibly with a screwdriver.

It happened near Rochester Avenue and Carroll Street in the Crown Heights section just before 7 p.m. Sunday.

Officials recovered the suspected weapon near the scene and will determine if it was used to assault the victim.



The victim was apparently attacked by a group of teens who fled the park on foot.



The 16-year-old was taken to nearby Kings County Hospital.

No arrests have been made.

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