BED-STUY, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 16-year-old boy was shot in Brooklyn Tuesday night, according to the NYPD.
It happened on Lewis Avenue in Bed-Stuy around 9:40 p.m. The teenager was shot in the leg, police said.
The victim then drove home on a two-wheeled vehicle, according to authorities.
He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.
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