A 17-year-old boy on his way to the first day of school after winter break was shot Thursday in Brooklyn, police and school safety sources said.
The teen was outside Dr. Susan S. McKinney Secondary School, which serves grades seven through 12 in Fort Greene, when he was approached by a man asking if he was a specific individual, according to the sources.
The student denied being that person but was shot in the stomach anyway at N. Oxford St. and Park Ave. at about 8:25 a.m., the sources said.
The victim ran across the street into the school and collapsed at the safety agent’s desk. Reps for the school system did not immediately confirm if the victim attends McKinney.
Cops described the shooter as a teen in a black jacket who fled on N. Oxford St. The victim was taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital Brooklyn Methodist in stable condition, sources said.
“While this incident took place off campus, this display of gun violence is deeply concerning,” said Jenna Lyle, a spokeswoman for the public schools. “We are grateful to our dedicated school staff and NYPD school safety agents who provided critical support to this young person.”
“Additional supports are being directed to the school, including school social workers, as well as support for the school community via Project Pivot,” Mayor Adams’ signature anti-violence initiative in public schools,” she said.
Students and teachers briefly sheltered within the building, according to school officials.
“We heard it, but we were working so we didn’t see anything,” said a worker near the scene, who declined to give his name. “I heard one shot. I wasn’t 100% sure, but it sounded like it could’ve possibly have been a gunshot.”
The incident occurred just hours after 10 young people were wounded in a mass shooting outside a Queens nightclub on Wednesday night.
