A teenager was shot and killed about a block away from his Queens high school as students were heading home after classes were let out for the day, police said.
Shots were fired just after 3 p.m. at 77th Road and Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills, according to police, near North Queens Community High School. A middle school and a church are also close by. It was not clear how many shots were fired, but witnesses described hearing at least six gunshots.
Police said an 18-year-old student near a bus stop was shot multiple times, including at least once in the chest. The teen, later identified by police as Mark Greene, was taken to Jamaica Hospital, where he died.
A backpack and a baseball hat could be seen left on the ground by the bus stop where he was shot, along with bullet casings. Stay bullets shattered an apartment window across the street.
Police said a gun was recovered at the scene, but they have not said whether Greene was targeted, or if he was a bystander.
Two people found near the crime scene were taken into custody as persons of interest in connection with the shooting, police said. An additional person is being sought as well. It was not yet clear if police had filed any charges in the case.
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An investigation is ongoing.
