Brooklyn

18-Year-Old Boy Fatally Shot in Front of Brooklyn Building: Police

The shooting happened in Crown Heights around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, police said

What to Know

  • An 18-year-old boy died after he was shot in the torso and stomach in Brooklyn, police said
  • Police responding to a 911 call around 5 p.m. on Tuesday found the teen with gunshot wounds to his torso
  • No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, and an investigation is ongoing

An 18-year-old boy died after he was shot in the torso and stomach in Brooklyn, police said. 

Police responding to a 911 call around 5 p.m. on Tuesday found the teen in front of a building on St. John's Place, between Utica and Rochester avenues in Crown Heights, with gunshot wounds to his torso and stomach.

The teen, identified by police as Davion Powell, of Brooklyn, was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police. 

No one has been arrested in connection with the shooting, and an investigation is ongoing.

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