BED-STUY, Brooklyn (PIX11) – A 15-year-old boy who was shot managed to walk to a police post in Bed-Stuy early Tuesday, sources told PIX11 News.
The shooting happened at a gas station on Atlantic Avenue around 3:30 a.m., police said. The teen walked up to the foot post on Herkimer Street, according to sources.
The teenager was transported to a local hospital for a gunshot wound to the abdomen, according to authorities.
Police do not have a description of the suspect.
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Erin Pflaumer is a digital content producer from Long Island who has covered both local and national news since 2018. She joined PIX11 in 2023. See more of her work here.