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Teen Fatally Shot In Crown Heights

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A teenager was shot and killed in Brooklyn on Wednesday night.

Officers were sent to the corner of Rochester Avenue and Sterling Place in Crown Heights just before 9:30 p.m. for a report of an assault.

When they arrived at the scene, they found a 17-year-old boy suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck.

He was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim has not yet been identified.

No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.

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