15th Avenue Turns Crime Scene as College Point Pair Shot Outside Home

Late Friday night in College Point, gunfire outside a home on 15th Avenue left a 19-year-old woman shot in the neck and a 20-year-old man wounded in the stomach. Both were rushed to a nearby hospital and are expected to recover, according to police.

The shooting unfolded just before midnight along 15th Avenue, the NYPD said. The victims were taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Queens and are expected to pull through, according to ABC7 Eyewitness News. It is the kind of late-night chaos no neighborhood in Queens is eager to see on its block.

What Police Say

The suspect, a man, took off after the shots were fired, the NYPD told ABC7 Eyewitness News. Detectives spent Saturday afternoon canvassing the area and talking to witnesses as they worked to pin down a motive. For now, police are not saying what may have sparked the violence.

Where This Happened

The shooting took place in College Point, a working-class…..

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