A 16-year-old was shot and killed in Brooklyn on Monday, police said, after possibly becoming a victim of a shooting in which he was not the intended target.
Police said they answered a 911 call to Miller Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in East New York just after 1:30 p.m., where officers found a teen shot in the head and torso. He was rushed to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The teen was later identified as Cahlil Pennington, of Canarsie.
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WATCH HERESourced familiar with the investigation said that the teenager was part of a group, but it was unclear if he was the intended target of the gunfire.
No arrests have been made, and an investigation is ongoing.
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