The incident reportedly started as a dispute between four or five teen males just before 10 a.m. on the corner of West 68th and Amsterdam.According to police, the 17-year-old was shot multiple times. The suspect then took off."I looked out my window and people were running from 68th down to 67th, all the way down the street. There was definitely a lot of commotion," a man who heard the gunshots said.
Authorities said the teen ran about two blocks into Martin Luther King Jr. High School. The school was placed on lockdown and 911 was called.The NYPD provided an update Tuesday afternoon on the Upper West Side shooting.Police responded quickly to both scenes.The teen was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police said he is out of surgery. Detectives will speak to him once he recovers a bit.
A suspect, a 19-year-old male, was apprehended in a yellow taxi about one block away from the scene. A firearm was also recovered, police said.According to police, the suspect has three prior arrests – two for narcotic sales this year, and one indictment for a 2021 robbery with a firearm. He is out on bail.
He needed his gun! Lol 😂 🤣 😅
Perp out on bail, let's go NYCMayor get yer shit together