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The first incident happened around 9:30 p.m. when the boy shot a 14-year-old victim in the left thigh at Armstrong Avenue and MLK Drive, city spokesperson Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione said.
He was taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The 16-year-old boy was arrested after a foot pursuit and charged with attempted murder and unlawful weapon possession, police said.
The second incident occurred around 10:10 p.m. near Bergen and Virginia avenues. The following victims were taken to the hospital in a private vehicle:
- Woman, 36, gunshot wound to neck; stable condition
- Man, 21, gunshot wound to right flank; stable condition
- Man, 33, multiple gunshot wounds to upper torso; in ICU
- Man, 18, gunshot wound to chest; in ICU
The investigation is ongoing.
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