"Lesly Judy, who works at a pharmacy next to the Dunkin', said none of his colleagues noticed anything out of the ordinary Monday until police showed up outside. "At the very least I can say it's not something common around here," he said, adding that officers were still reviewing his store's surveillance footage to find out what happened. He said teens often congregate at the intersection, which has several bus stops and is a short walk from multiple high schools."
"A 13-year-old student from one of those schools was fatally shot on the same corner in 2009, according to the New York Times. Two men were convicted of shooting him and sentenced to 50 years each in prison in 2013, the New York Post reported. There were no shootings in the 105th Precinct, which includes Cambria Heights and other eastern Queens neighborhoods, through Sept. 14 this year, NYPD data shows. That was down from five by the same point last year."
A 13-year-old boy was shot outside a Dunkin' in Cambria Heights, Queens, around 8:20 a.m. and was hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head. First responders transported him to Cohen Children's Medical Center. Police did not immediately have details on what sparked the gunfire and said the investigation is ongoing. A nearby pharmacy worker said colleagues noticed nothing unusual and that officers were reviewing the store's surveillance footage. The worker also said teens often congregate at the intersection near multiple high schools and bus stops. A 2009 fatal shooting occurred on the same corner; two men were later convicted.
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