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New York, NY (77WABC)- Police have released photos of suspects involved in the shooting of a teenager at a playground in Boerum Hill.
16-year-old Kyla-Simone Sobries-Batties was struck in the head by a stray bullet Friday afternoon near at Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr. Park. Investigators say she was not the intended target and the cause of the shooting is unknown. Sobries-Batties underwent successful surgery at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and is already beginning to recover.
Witnesses say the three suspects fled the scene Friday afternoon: one on foot, one on a scooter and one on a Citi Bike. The NYPD have asked anyone with information on the suspects to call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
On Friday afternoon, a 16 yr old girl was shot while she was with friends inside Nicholas Naquan Heyward Jr Park at the Gowanus Houses.
Do you have any info regarding this shooting? Recognize the people in this photo? If so, please call Crime Stoppers – 800-577-TIPS(8477). pic.twitter.com/diLOA4i116
— NYPD Brooklyn South (@NYPDBklynSouth) October 3, 2021