Teen charged in fatal shooting of boy, 15, in Brooklyn park

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Teen arrested in fatal shooting of boy, 15

Police have made an arrest in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a Brooklyn park.

The NYPD has arrested a teen in connection to the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy at a park in Brooklyn.

The 16-year-old boy was charged Wednesday night with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

A teen has been charged in the September fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in a Brooklyn park. (Photo credit: Citizen App)

Police responded to a 911 call of shots fired back on Sept. 7 inside McLaughlin Park, located at Tillary and Jay streets. 

Police found 15-year-old Unique Smith suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was transported to New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

A teen has been charged in the September fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in a Brooklyn park.

According to authorities, Smith attended Brooklyn Lab Charter School, which is two blocks away from the park. After he was dismissed from school at 1:30 p.m., he went to the park, where he sat on a bench with two females when two males approached.

Authorities said words were exchanged and a fist fight ensued. That’s when authorities said one of the males removed a firearm and fired it at the victim.  

A teen has been charged in the September fatal shooting of a 15-year-old boy in a Brooklyn park.