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Police: 17-year-old shot in chest in Brooklyn

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NEW YORK -- The NYPD is looking for a shooter who wounded a teenage boy in Brooklyn on Thursday.

Police responded to Ditmas Avenue and McDonald Avenue in the Kensington section just before 6 p.m.

A 17-year-old was shot in the chest.

He was rushed to a local hospital, and we're told he is expected to survive.

The suspect ran away from the scene.

The investigation is ongoing.

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