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Boy, 17, shot while sitting in car in NYC: cops
The teen was a backseat passenger of a vehicle at East 29th Street and Clarendon Road in Flatbush around 12:30 a.m. when a bullet flew into the car and struck him in the back, cops said.
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Boy, 17, shot while sitting in car in NYC: cops
By
Amanda Woods
July 25, 2023 9:28am
Updated
A 17-year-old boy was shot as he sat inside a car in Brooklyn early Tuesday, police said.
The teen was a backseat passenger of a vehicle at East 29th Street and Clarendon Road in Flatbush around 12:30 a.m. when a bullet flew into the car and struck him in the back, cops said.
He was taken in a private vehicle means to the Kings County Hospital Center, where he was listed in stable condition.
Police could not immediately confirm whether he was the intended target, and the motive for the shooting is under investigation.
Two men fled in an unknown direction and no arrests have been made, cops said.
The shooting came less than an hour after a 27-year-old man was grazed in the back at the corner of West 112th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue in Harlem, police said.
The teen was sitting in the back seat of a car when he took a bullet to the back, cops said,Kevin C. Downs for NY Post 
Police are investigating whether teen was targeted in the Flatbush shooting.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post 
A 33-year-old man was grazed in the shoulder on Amsterdam Avenue near West 133rd Street around 4:30 a.m.Kevin C. Downs for NY PostHe was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.
The suspect fled on St. Nicholas Avenue and has not been caught, cops said.
Another man, 33, suffered a graze wound in Harlem early Tuesday, police said.
The victim was clipped in the shoulder when a shot was fired on Amsterdam Avenue near West 133rd Street around 4:30 a.m., authorities said.
The 33-year-old man refused medical attention after he was grazed on Amsterdam Avenue.Kevin C. Downs for NY Post
He refused medical attention.
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No arrests have been made.
Just last week, five teens were shot – one fatally – during a bloody 12-hour stretch in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Manhattan.