A 14-year-old boy was shot in the back near an apartment complex in Far Rockaway on Monday afternoon, and he was rushed to a hospital, where he was initially listed in serious condition.
The shooting was first reported as a 14-year-old boy fighting for his life, according to amNewYork, which detailed how 101st Precinct officers rushed to the scene around 3:36 p.m. and how the teen was struck in the back before EMS transported him to the hospital. No arrests have been made, and authorities are still looking to question a male suspect last seen fleeing on a scooter, wearing a black sweatshirt and white shorts.
Law enforcement sources say the shooting stemmed from a botched robbery attempt in which the suspect tried to steal the teenager’s scooter, per a report from CBS News New York. That detail supplies the first publicly reported motive behind the confrontation, since the initial police advisory had only described a suspect fleeing the scene on a scooter without explaining why.
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The shooting happened near an apartment complex in Far Rockaway.
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