Overview

• A 16-year-old girl was shot in the head inside a residential building at 210 Stanton Street on Aug. 14 and is expected to survive after being treated at Bellevue Hospital.
• The suspect, described as a young man wearing a gray tank top, was last seen fleeing eastbound on Stanton Street and remains at large.
• Investigators interviewed the victim’s mother and executed a search warrant in the Stanton Street apartment, recovering a bullet casing and narcotics.
• Police are reviewing surveillance footage from the area and asking anyone with information to submit tips to the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers.
• The shooting adds to a series of teen-involved gun incidents across New York City this year and fuels calls for enhanced prevention and community response.