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15-Year-Old Boy Shot in Face in East Flatbush Expected to Survive: Police

February 20, 2017 6:23pm | Updated February 20, 2017 6:23pm

BROOKLYN — A 15-year-old boy was shot in the face and an 18-year-old man was shot in the leg Monday afternoon, police said.

The shooting happened during a dispute just before 3 p.m. near 183 East 54th St. in East Flatbush, according to police.

The teens were taken to two different nearby hospitals and they are both expected to survive, police said. 

The suspect fled in a black car, police said.

No other information was immediately available.

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