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14-Year-Old Boy Wounded in Triple Shooting at Wagner Houses, NYPD Says

By  Trevor Kapp and Aidan Gardiner | August 5, 2016 8:42am | Updated on August 7, 2016 2:44pm

 A 14-year-old boy and two other men were shot at the Wagner Houses on Thursday night, police said.
A 14-year-old boy and two other men were shot at the Wagner Houses on Thursday night, police said.
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HARLEM — A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a triple shooting at the Wagner Houses Thursday night, police said.

The teen and two men, 23 and 24, were with a group of people outside 2365 First Ave., near East 120th Street, about 6:30 p.m. when an argument broke out between them and another man, an NYPD spokesman said.

The suspect, who has dreadlocks, opened fire on the crowd, hitting the three, police said.

"I was in my house and heard four or five shots, rapid fire. They were really loud. I live on the 13th floor and I could hear it. These were high caliber," said neighbor Charles Bernard, 62.

The boy was hit in the torso and treated at Metropolitan Hospital, where he's listed in stable condition, the spokesman said.

The 23-year-old was hit in the arm while the 24-year-old was hit in the leg, police said.

Both were treated at Harlem Hospital, where they are also listed in stable condition, police said.

There were no immediate arrests, officials said.