Teen grazed by bullet while standing outside Upper West Side apartment building

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Police say a 17-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet while standing outside an apartment building on the Upper West Side on Friday evening.

Officers say the teen was grazed in the head just after 10 p.m. while standing outside of 830 Columbus Avenue near 101st Street.

She was transported to the hospital where she is expected to be okay.

There are no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing.

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