A 13-year-old boy walking home from a basketball game at Barclays Center was shot dead in Brooklyn Thursday night, authorities say.
The boy was struck four times near the Brooklyn Children's Museum in Crown Heights shortly before 11 p.m. on his way home from a Nets game. He lived about two blocks from the scene.
The NYPD identified the boy Friday as Troy Gill. After getting shot, he ran down Bergen Street to Brooklyn Avenue, where police said he eventually collapsed along the street between Bergen Street and St. Marks Avenue. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he died.
Gill was shot in the chest, back and twice in the right arm, according to police.
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It wasn't immediately clear if Gill was targeted or if he got caught in the crossfire. The shooter ran off after the shooting.
Sources said that multiple shell casings were found near New York Avenue and Bergen Street — where multiple detectives on Friday were searching for surveillance video.
Authorities didn't provide a possible motive. No arrests have been made.
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Thursday's shooting is the third deadly one in Crown Heights since Monday.
Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-777-TIPS.
