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Father, 9-Year-Old Son Stable After Shooting In Brooklyn That Left A Man Dead

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) -- Police say a father and his 9-year-old son were shot and injured during a Brooklyn shooting. Another man, who was the intended target, was shot in the head.

Police said the 37-year-old father and the boy were each shot once in the leg on Wednesday night at a Bronxville housing project. They are hospitalized in stable condition.

According to authorities, the intended target, a 19-year-old man, is in critical condition.

The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

There are no arrests.

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