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Teen Fatally Shot in Claremont Village, NYPD says

August 18, 2016 8:55am | Updated August 18, 2016 8:55am
Dontay Gordon, 17, was fatally shot in the chest on Aug. 17, police said.
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CLAREMONT VILLAGE — A teenage boy was fatally shot and another man was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday night, police said.

Police responding to a 911 call found Dontay Gordon, 17, of Morris Avenue, shot in the chest in front of 1375 College Ave. at about 9:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.

He was taken to Lincoln Hospital, but was declared dead on arrival, police said.

A car had passed by the address and four or five rounds were fired, hitting Gordon and an unidentified 21-year-old man, who was also discovered at the scene with a gunshot wound to the stomach.

He was listed in critical but stable condition, police said.

Police said the motive is unclear but the investigation is ongoing.

 

 

 

 

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