A teenager was shot in the stomach while walking to school in the Bronx on Thursday morning, prompting a police search for two suspects.
The victim, believed to be about 15 years old, was near East 171st Street and Crotona Place in the Claremont neighborhood when the shooting occurred, according to police. The location is one block west of Crotona Park.
Officers rushed the teenager to St. Barnabas Hospital in a police vehicle. He is expected to survive, ABC7 New York reported.
Authorities said two suspects fled the scene. One was last seen wearing a blue surgical mask, a white T-shirt and a black Nike Tech outfit with white lettering.
The circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear. Police have not announced a motive or any arrests, and the investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact police.
