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Teen killed, another injured in Bronx subway station shooting

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Published  April 11, 2023 7:05am EDT
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What we know

FOX 5 NY's Lissette Nuñez has the story.

THE BRONX - A 17-year-old boy was killed, and another was injured, after a shooting inside a subway station in the Bronx, the NYPD said.

It happened Monday around 10 p.m. inside the Burke Avenue and White Plains Road station in the Allerton section.

 Burke Avenue and White Plains Road subway station. (FNTV)

According to police, the two 17-year-old boys were each found suffering from gunshot wounds. 

One had multiple gunshot wounds to his head, arm and shoulder, while the other had a gunshot wound to his hip, police said.

Both were transported to NYC Health and Hospitals/Jacobi, where the first victim, identified as Kymani Woods, was pronounced dead. The second is listed in stable condition. 

NYPD on scene of the shooting. (FNTV)

There are no arrests at the time. The investigation is ongoing.

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Officials had gathered back in March at the Barclays Center Train Station to discuss the issue of crime in the city's subway system. 

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