16-Year-Old Charged With Shooting of Teen Girl in Queens

A 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with attempted murder on Wednesday in connection to a shooting that struck and injured a 16-year-old in Queens.

Police say two more teen boys were also arrested and are being charged for shots that were fired an hour before the girl, who was not the intended target, was shot. Officials say they believe the shooting is tied to another during the weekend that killed a 14-year-old boy.

Law enforcement sources tell News 4 detectives were talking to a person who turned himself in and claims to have shot the 16-year-old girl in the shoulder just before 4 p.m. Monday outside the New Dawn Charter High School in Jaimaica.

They say his story must be vetted before moving on with the investigation.

The girl was leaving school when the stray bullet struck her in the arm. She is expected to be OK.

On Monday, sources told News 4 that they believe the shooting that left the girl injured could be connected to another shooting that took place over the weekend that claimed the life of 14-year-old Amir Griffin, who was playing basketball when a stray bullet hit him in the neck around 8 p.m. Saturday.

Griffin's death sparked outrage in the community. 

Both shootings are just two miles apart. Police sources say they could be gang related.

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