Teen shot at Kings Plaza
BY BEN BRACHFELD &
LLOYD MITCHELL
A 14-year-old teenager was
shot in the leg inside the Kings
Plaza mall Monday afternoon,
the latest act of gun violence
in Brooklyn involving adolescents.
The incident occurred a little
before 2:30 pm, cops say, at
which time police received a
911 call reporting shots fi red
inside the Mill Basin shopping
center. The teen was found by
offi cers outside the mall, across
Avenue U at 52nd Street, collapsed
with a gunshot wound
to the leg. The adolescent was
taken to Maimonides Medical
Center where they’re expected
to recover.
Police believe that the teen
was shot while walking inside
the mall, after which they ran
outside and collapsed to the
ground across the street. An
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NYPD spokesperson could not
identify where in the mall the
shooting occurred, or in front
of which store.
Multiple teens were arrested
in connection with
the incident, authorities told
Brooklyn Paper, though they
did not specify how many.
The incident is not an active
shooter investigation. Multiple
guns were recovered near the
scene.
Police say that the teen victim
was likely the intended
target, and was walking near
a shoe store in the mall when
the shots rang out. The shots
caused mayhem throughout
the mall, with many people
seeking safety in stockrooms
and outlet stores.
A spokesperson for Kings
Plaza could not immediately be
reached for comment. The mall
has been closed since this afternoon.
Police respond to a shooting incident at Kings Plaza mall on Jan. 31. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell