Teen Shot in the Leg on Madison Avenue in East Harlem Updated August 25, 2011 3:25pm

A young man was shot in the leg on Madison Avenue and 112th Street early Thursday morning. (DNAinfo/David Torres)

HARLEM — A teenage boy was shot in the leg early Thursday morning in East Harlem, police said.  

The 15-year-old victim was hit at 1695 Madison Avenue, near East 112th Street, around 2 a.m.

According to the FDNY, the boy was take to Harlem Hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

The cause of the shooting was not immediately clear.

By Tuan Nguyen, DNAinfo.com