17-year-old shot outside Brooklyn school, police say
NEW YORK - A teenager was shot Thursday morning outside a school in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, police say.
The shooting happened shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Park Avenue near North Oxford Street. There are multiple schools nearby, and this was their first day back from winter break.
Police said the 17-year-old victim was shot in the stomach, then went into the lobby of Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School of the Arts. The school was placed under a brief shelter-in-place, which has since been lifted.
"While this incident took place off campus, this display of gun violence is deeply concerning. We are grateful to our dedicated school staff and NYPD School Safety Agents who supported this young person in need after they sought help at the school. Additional supports are being directed to the school, including school social workers, as well as support for the school community via Project Pivot," said a spokesperson for the Department of Education.
The victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Methodist Hospital and is in stable condition.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. You can also submit a tip via their website. All calls are kept confidential.
