EDGEMERE, Queens (WABC) — A teenage boy has died after being shot at an apartment complex in Queens on Monday, according to police.
The shooting happened at 51-24 Beach Channel Drive in the Edgemere section just after 3:30 p.m.
When police arrived, they found the 14-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the back in an apartment complex at the location.
He was taken to Cohen Children’s Medical Center in critical condition, and was later pronounced dead, according to police.
Police sources say the shooting stemmed from an attempted robbery of the victim’s scooter.
It’s unclear if the 14-year-old victim owned the scooter, but he had one with him at the time of the shooting.
There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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