Police seek identities of 3 individuals in connection to shooting outside Brooklyn mall
NEW YORK - Police are trying to identify three people in connection to a shooting outside a mall in Brooklyn.
It happened Wednesday just before 5:30 p.m. outside the Atlantic Terminal Mall.
According to police, the three people approached a 15-year-old boy and got into an argument with him. One of them then allegedly pulled out a gun and fired multiple shots, hitting the teenager once in the side of the head.
All three individuals then ran away.
The teenager was taken to a local hospital in stable condition.
Police have released photos of the individuals. They say the individual who fired the gun was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with any information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). You can also submit a tip via their website or via DM on Twitter, @NYPDTips. All calls are kept confidential.
