The boy is expected to live, police say.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Police shot a 17-year-old boy in East Flatbush on Thursday afternoon after several officers responded to a fight, the NYPD said. He sustained an injury to his right thigh but is expected to survive, according to police.
“It was a group of about eight people, young adults, maybe teenagers, having a dispute on the street. A physical altercation,” NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell said atOfficers “observed a female drop a bag next to a male on a razor scooter,” Chell said. The officer instructed the teen to leave the gun on the ground, according to Chell, but he reached to pick it up. That’s when the officer shot the teen, police said.
The officer immediately tried to stop the teen’s leg from bleeding. He was transported to a hospital and is expected to live, Chell said.
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