The NYPD confirm a 17-year-old male was shot in Norwood on Tuesday, March 15.

 

The incident was reported at around 8 p.m. at 3366 Decatur Avenue. The youth was shot in the leg and brought to Jacobi Medical Center in stable condition. The investigation is ongoing.

 

A female resident of the building who declined to be identified said of the incident on Tuesday night, “Someone was shot in front of my building about a half hour ago, after several shots were fired. My building has cameras all over the building, even outside and in the courtyard.” She later added that it was two kids shooting at each other.

 

A second resident, who also declined to be identified, told the Norwood News on Wednesday, “Last night I was inside my house, and I heard five gunshots fired, yes, and my brother showed me a video of all the cops who were surrounding the whole block, and they had the block shut down.” The resident added, “They said a 15-year-old kid got shot in the leg [outside the building]. Everything has been getting bad around here lately… a lot of people don’t understand this. We need more cops out here. If we don’t have more cops out here, this summer, things are going to get worse.”

 

Earlier on Tuesday evening, at around 7.23 p.m., police responded to a 911 call regarding shots fired in front of 281 East 161st Street, northwest of the Melrose neighborhood.

 

Upon arrival, officers observed two men with gunshot wounds. A 30-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Lincoln Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased. A second 30-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was transported by EMS to Lincoln Medical Center also, in stable condition. There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

There is currently no indication as to whether the two shooting incidents are or are not connected.