17-year-old boy fatally shot at Manhattan NYCHA complex

Police at the scene of Wednesday's fatal shooting
Police at the scene of Wednesday's fatal shooting. Photo credit Citizen App

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in the chest at a Washington Heights NYCHA complex Wednesday afternoon, according to police.

The teenager was hit once in the chest around 3:55 p.m. at the Polo Ground Towers.

Emergency responders rushed him to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he was pronounced dead.

Police are still searching for the shooter, who officials said was wearing blue clothes.

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