Overview
- The shooting inside the Sheepshead Bay Houses around 6 p.m. Monday left a 16-year-old with a chest wound who died at a hospital.
- Officers said the gunman fled on foot and was last seen wearing a blue hat.
- No arrests have been announced and investigators are canvassing the NYCHA building for leads.
- The boy’s name has not been released as police notify family and confirm details.
- The killing appears to be the 61st Precinct’s first homicide of 2026 after weeks without any, according to police data cited by amNewYork.