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Teen Shot in The Arm In Gunfight With NYPD Taken to Harlem Hospital, Police Say

By DNAinfo staff
May 31, 2010 6:07pm | Updated May 31, 2010 6:05pm
Police apprehended a teen they believe fired shots at them on Monday
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By Shayna Jacobs

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

HARLEM — A 17-year-old boy was injured in a gun fight with police early Monday morning, police said.

The shooting took place at East 135th Street and Madison Avenue, police said. The teen, who was hit in the right arm, was arrested two blocks away in an apartment.

He was taken to Harlem Hospital for treatment to the gunshot wound, police said.

The suspect had not yet been charged and his condition was unknown, police said.

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