Brooklyn Teen Killed in Shooting Near His Home

A Brooklyn teenager was fatally shot Sunday four blocks from his home in an attack that also left a young man wounded, police said.

Isiah Joseph, 15, was shot in the back and taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, investigators said.

A 20-year-old man, whom police didn't identify, was shot in his lower torso and taken to the same hospital where he was listed in stable condition, police said.

The shootings occurred at about 1 p.m. at the corner of Avenue H and East 56th Street in East Flatbush.

Investigators didn't disclose a possible motive for the shootings or additional details. 

No arrests have been made. The suspects were caught on surveillance video running away from the scene. Police say the man in the black jacket and gray pants is the shooter.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

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