Two men were shot on Southern Blvd and Westchester Avenue during a dispute, resulting in one death and one serious injury. Eyewitnesses described seeing the men fleeing and collapsing outside of Dunkin Donuts. Emergency medical services transported a boy with a gunshot wound to the chest to Lincoln Hospital, where he died. Another 15-year-old boy, shot in the leg, was also taken to the same hospital but is expected to survive. Police set up a large crime scene to investigate the incident, which is ongoing.
According to police sources, shots rang out just before 4 p.m. on Southern Blvd and Westchester Avenue after a dispute turned deadly. Eyewitnesses say the two young men could be seen fleeing up the sidewalk dripping blood before collapsing outside of Dunkin Donuts.
EMS rushed one wounded boy whose age has yet to be verified to Lincoln Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest where he was pronounced dead. A 15-year-old boy who was shot in the leg was also rushed to Lincoln Hospital, where he is expected to survive.
Cops erected a massive crime scene that took up an entire avenue and half a block. Blood could be observed smeared over the Dunkin Donuts doorway while a sneaker could be seen surrounded by blood.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information regarding this incident can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.
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