{"id":325544,"date":"2026-08-20T03:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/325544\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T03:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:10:09","slug":"brooklyn-fatal-shooting-17-year-old-boy-shot-killed-in-east-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/325544\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn fatal shooting: 17-year-old boy shot, killed in East New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) — An investigation is underway after a 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in Brooklyn on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Police say the shooting happened at 514 New Lots Ave. in East New York around 8:20 p.m.<\/p>\n

They say the teen was shot in the head.<\/p>\n

He was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition and later pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

No further details have been provided, and it’s not clear what led up to the shooting.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

Less than a half mile away, also in East New York, two teenage girls, including a 13-year-old and 15-year-old, were stabbed.<\/p>\n

It happened around 8:30 p.m. at 817 Van Siclen Ave.<\/p>\n

Both the girls were taken to Brookdale in stable condition.<\/p>\n

Police told Eyewitness News that the shooting and stabbing are believed to be unrelated at this time.<\/p>\n

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