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2 teens shot inside Crown Heights playground

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Published  October 15, 2021 7:42am EDT
Crown Heights
FOX 5 NY

2 teens shot in Brooklyn playground

Police are searching for the suspects involved in the shooting of two teens inside a playground in Crown Heights.

NEW YORK - The NYPD is asking for the public's help tracking down two suspects who shot two teens inside a playground in Crown Heights.

On Oct. 1 at about 9:45 p.m., two gunmen approached a 15-year-old boy and a 16-year-old boy in a playground on Sterling Place. The suspects opened fire on the teens grazing the 15-year-old boy in the shoulder and shooting the 16-year-old in the leg.

An ambulance transported the 16-year-old boy to an area hospital. The 15-year-old went to the hospital on his own. 

Both victims were in stable condition.

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Anyone who recognizes the teens from the surveillance video or has information about the suspects is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

Earlier this week, a 13-year-old boy was arrested in connection with the shooting of another 13-year-old boy in the Hunts Point Playground. The boy, who goes by the nickname ‘Chulo,’ was charged with attempted murder, assault, and harassment.

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