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Boy, 15, Critically Wounded in Shooting at Crown Heights NYCHA Complex

Detectives are canvassing for video to resolve unanswered questions from unclear physical evidence.

Overview

  • Police said the teen suffered a gunshot wound to the head around 4 a.m. Tuesday at the Albany Houses on Bergen Street in Crown Heights.
  • EMS took him to Kings County Hospital, where he remains in critical condition, according to police.
  • No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains active in the 77th Precinct.
  • Detectives have found no blood trail or ballistic evidence confirming a lobby shooting and are reviewing area footage, according to police sources.
  • The case is being reported alongside other teen gun-violence investigations, including the fatal shooting of a Connecticut 15-year-old at a Bronx public-housing complex.