2 teens wanted after gunfire sends Chelsea school into lockdown

Police are searching for two teens after gunfire erupted behind 411 West 18 St. in Chelsea on Thursday afternoon
Police are searching for two teens after gunfire erupted behind 411 West 18 St. in Chelsea on Thursday afternoon. Photo credit NYPD

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – Police are searching for two teens after gunfire in Chelsea sent a nearby school into lockdown on Thursday afternoon.

The NYPD released surveillance video Friday of the boys being sought.

The pair is suspected of firing multiple rounds at an unidentified person near West 18th Street and Ninth Avenue around 2:10 p.m.

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Numerous police officers were seen in the area of 411 West 18 St. in Chelsea on Thursday afternoon following the gunfire. A COVID-19 vaccine bus was reportedly struck
Numerous police officers were seen in the area of 411 West 18 St. in Chelsea on Thursday afternoon following the gunfire. A COVID-19 vaccine bus was reportedly struck. Photo credit Citizen App

No one was injured, but a COVID-19 vaccine bus was reportedly struck.

The Humanities Preparatory Academy, less than a block away on West 18th Street, was placed on lockdown shortly after the gunfire. The lockdown was later lifted.

Police believe the suspects are between 16 and 18 years old.

Video shows the duo walking at 10th Avenue and West 17th Street, near the entrance to the High Line, after the shooting.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS.

Police believe the two suspects are between 16 and 18 years old
Police believe the two suspects are between 16 and 18 years old. Photo credit NYPD
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