NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- An 11-year-old boy was struck in the leg during a shooting in East Harlem on Sunday, officials said.
The boy was shot near the intersection of Madison Avenue and East 108th Street shortly before 3:30 p.m., according to ABC7.
City Hall press secretary Freddi Goldstein said Mayor de Blasio has been briefed on the shooting.
Sources say the 11-year-old shot in #Harlem this afternoon was not the intended target. Surveillance video here shows a man pulling a gun in the direction where the boy was shot at Madison and 108th St. #1010WINS pic.twitter.com/eqqKCVeQej
— Samantha Liebman (@SamiLiebman) July 21, 2019She said the boy is at Harlem Hospital and is expected to survive.
Sources told 1010 WINS' Samantha Liebman that the boy was not the intended target.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.
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