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15-Yr-Old Fatally Shot At Brooklyn Playground, 13-Yr-Old Injured
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Jen Chung
Published Jul 17, 2011
Modified Jul 17, 2011
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Just after 7 p.m. yesterday, a 15-year-old boy was killed and a 13-year-old was injured after a man opened fire on the pair. According to WABC 7, the gunman first went up the 13-year-old at East 39th Street and Avenue J and shot in him in the buttocks. "The suspect then walked up East 39th Street towards Avenue K and onto the playground at PS 119 where a 15-year-old boy was shot in the torso."
One resident told the Post that the area has become very violent, "This used to be a quiet area. It's all about gangs, now." She also witnessed the shooting, "The boy was standing over [the 15-year-old] and kept firing. I was so shocked I was shaking. I was screaming for the ambulance."
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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