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17-year-old gunned down in broad-daylight Brooklyn shooting

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A 17-year-old boy was shot dead in broad daylight in Brooklyn on Wednesday evening, according to police.

Police responded to a report of an assault on Saratoga Avenue and Prospect Place in Brownsville shortly before 5 p.m., police said.

When police arrived at the scene, they found the teenager with a gunshot wound to the torso, cops said.

NYPD at the scene of a fatal shooting of a 17 year-old near 396 Saratoga Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
The teen was shot near 396 Saratoga Ave. in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
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NYPD at the scene of a fatal shooting of a 17 year-old near 396 Saratoga Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
No arrests have been made, and police said the investigation is ongoing.

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NYPD at the scene of a fatal shooting of a 17 year-old near 396 Saratoga Ave in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
When police arrived at the scene, they found the teenager with a gunshot wound to the torso.

William Miller


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He was transported to Interfaith Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made and police said the investigation is ongoing.

source: nypost.com