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NYC boy, 13, shot twice and wounded by gunman wearing all black while heading to store
A 13-year-old boy was shot and wounded while walking to a shop in South Jamaica, Queens, early on Wednesday. He is in stable condition in hospital; the gunman fled and had not been caught several hours later. Police had not established a motive.
The boy was shot in the back and left hand at about 12.30am near Rockaway Boulevard and 145th Street. The incident follows the wounding of a 14-year-old in East Harlem on Sunday, while a 17-year-old was arrested on Wednesday over the fatal shooting of 15-year-old Javits Frimpong in the Bronx on 29 October.
In short
- A 13-year-old was shot twice in Queens and is in stable condition.
- The gunman fled and the motive is unknown.
- The shooting follows other recent incidents involving teenagers in New York.