Teen dies after being shot near high school in Queens, police say
Teen dies after being shot near high school in Queens, police say
It happened just before 3 p.m. near a high school on 77-53 Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills.

Teen dies after being shot near high school in Queens, police say

KEW GARDENS HILLS, Queens (WABC) -- A teen has died after being shot in the torso in Queens, police say.

It happened just before 3 p.m. Thursday near a high school on 77-53 Main Street in Kew Gardens Hills.

Police say the 18-year-old was shot four times in the torso. He was taken to Jamaica Hospital where he later died.

Police took two people into custody and are searching for one additional suspect.

The circumstances leading up to the shooting are unknown.

An investigation is ongoing.

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A teenager was shot to death on Thursday afternoon at a bus stop near a Queens high school, according to police and witnesses. The 18-year-old victim, who has not been officially identified, was shot in Kew Gardens Hills outside North Queens Community High School and pronounced dead at Jamaica Hospital, sources said. Two people have been taken into custody in connection with the shooting, a law enforcement source said. Rocio Hernandez, a senior at the school who witnessed the shooting, told The Post the victim "fell right in front of the bus stop." "It happened so fast," she said. "I ran back to the school. Everyone just ran back." Ricardo Espinoza, who lives nearby, said the shooting took place just around the corner from his home. The investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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