Teen killed after being shot in the chest at NYC park: NYPD

ST. ALBANS, Queens (PIX11) — A teenager is dead after being shot in the chest in Queens, according to police. Officers were called to the area of Baisley and Merrick Boulevards in St. Albans at 6:15 p.m. Thursday for a report of shots fired. Roy Wilkins Park is located at that intersection, and Citizen video […]

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