Police: Teenage girl shot near Brooklyn public high school
NEW YORK -- A teenage girl was shot in the leg around the corner from a Brooklyn public high school Friday afternoon.
A male suspect is in custody. No charges have been filed yet.
The 16-year-old victim had been walking along busy Avenue M in Midwood near East 16th Street around noon when she was caught in gunfire. A bullet struck her in the ankle.
Residents and shop owners heard five shots, and a young male suspect was seen running away.
A bullet could be seen lodged in the door panel of a sedan down the street.
The teenage victim was seen later inside an ambulance, alert and talking on the phone.
Police say the victim was an innocent bystander, caught in the crossfire of a gang shooting.
"Nothing is safe anymore," Midwood resident Sharon Dach said.
"Yeah, it makes me scared," another person said.
"This is a walking street. It's sad. It's completely sad. It's the deterioration of the city," Midwood resident Jeffrey Goldfarb said.
Police did not say if the victim is a student at Edward R. Murrow High School, which is around the corner from the shooting scene.
The victim was taken to a local hospital and is expected to recover.