"First responders found the teen unconscious with a gunshot wound to his chest, according to police. Emergency medical workers took him to South Brooklyn Health, where he was pronounced dead."
"The 16-year-old is at least the fifth teen to die from gun violence in the city so far this year, according to police data compiled by Gothamist."
"Police on Tuesday said they were also investigating a fatal shooting in Kew Gardens, Queens, that left a 29-year-old man dead."
A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed at the Sheepshead Bay Houses in Brooklyn. First responders found him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest. He was pronounced dead at South Brooklyn Health. The boy's identity has not been released as officials notify his family. This incident marks the fifth teen death from gun violence in the city this year. Police are investigating a separate fatal shooting in Kew Gardens, Queens, where a 29-year-old man was also killed. Shootings and homicides in both precincts are consistent with last year's data.
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