13-year-old shot in the head in Queens, NYPD says
By Jesse Zanger, Zinnia Maldonado
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New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the head Monday morning in Queens.
NYPD said the teenager was shot in the parking lot outside a Dunkin’ at a strip mall on Linden Boulevard and Springfield in Cambria Heights.
He was rushed to Northwell-Cohen Children’s Medical Center in critical condition after the shooting at around 8:20 a.m., police said.
The area in front of the Dunkin’, between a pharmacy and U-Haul location, remained blocked off by the large police presence. Multiple people said students from nearby Andrew Jackson High School tend to hang out in the area before and after school.
“I heard a pop, about 8-something in the morning, and then I looked and I see all the kids. I see some kids running down the block,” witness Ronald Blain said.
“I’ve been living in this neighborhood, this community, for 20 years and the fact that my son is not safe walking to school or my children overall are not safe walking to school, is a problem,” resident Xavier Ezell said.
Investigators said it was unclear what led to the shooting or if the boy was the intended target.
So far, no arrests have been made.
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