NYPD Searching For Gunman After Teen Shot In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- More gun violence has rocked the Big Apple, this time in Brooklyn.

The NYPD said a 16-year-old boy is recovering after being shot in the leg late Saturday night.

The teenager said he heard the shots ring out before feeling pain and realizing he'd been hit.

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The incident happened on Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant at around 11:30 p.m.

The boy was taken to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition.

Police said the search is on for the gunman.

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