New York City police arrest teenager in fatal September shooting: reports
Suspect is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting the victim in the abdomen, during a fight.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}New York City police arrested a 16-year-old boy on Wednesday night in connection to a fatal shooting in September that claimed the life of a 15-year-old boy in Brooklyn, according to reports.
Fox station WNYW in New York City reported that the suspect was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
A 15-year-old boy has died after being shot in the stomach during a fight inside McLaughlin Park in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon. (FOX 5 New York)
NYPD officers were dispatched to a call of shots being fired at McLaughlin Park near Tillary and Jay streets on Sept. 7, 2022.
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When they arrived, officers found 15-year-old Unique Smith, who had been shot in the abdomen.
Smith was transported to an area hospital where he later died, the station reported.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NYPD, Police cars, New York, Street, NYC (iStock)
Local authorities said Smith was a student at the Brooklyn Lab Charter School, located just two blocks away from McLaughlin Park.
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Smith was dismissed from school at 1:30 p.m. on the day of the shooting. After leaving school, he went to the park, where he sat on a bench with two females.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Two boys approached Smith, WNYW said, before the exchanging of words and the flying of fists. At one point, one of the boys pulled out a gun and shot Smith.