Teen critical after 3 shot outside convenience store in Brooklyn

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024
16-year-old critically injured in Brooklyn triple shooting
There is no word yet on a motive for the shooting or whether the victims were the intended targets

PROSPECT LEFFERTS GARDENS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A 16-year-old was critically injured in a triple shooting outside a convenience store in Brooklyn.

The teen was struck in the shoulder when someone fired a barrage of bullets on 1154 Nostrand Avenue in Prospect Lefferts Gardens.

Police used bottles and cups to mark the casings scattered on the pavement.

The other victims were 18 and 26. Both were shot in the stomach, but their injuries are less serious.

There is no word yet on a motive for the shooting or whether the victims were the intended targets.

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