Syracuse, N.Y. — For the second time in less than two hours Sunday night, Syracuse police were called to a reported shooting.
Someone called the Onondaga County 911 Center at 10:08 p.m. to say her “little brother had been shot in the leg,” according to police dispatches. The 16-year-old boy was reportedly shot at 213 Warner Ave., dispatchers said.
Syracuse police and firefighters, and American Medical Response (AMR) ambulance responded to the scene. City police were still investigating and have not yet commented on the Warner Avenue incident.
Earlier Sunday night, city police were called to a shooting in the 3200 block of South Salina Street. Multiple people called 911 after hearing about five gunshots in the area and realizing someone had been struck by a bullet. When police arrived, they found a 23-year-old man shot in the chest, Syracuse police spokesman Sgt. Matthew Malinowski said.
AMR ambulance took the 23-year-old to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, where he was in critical condition Sunday night, Malinowski said.
Syracuse police ask anyone with information about the shootings to call them at (315) 442-5222 or use the Syracuse PD tips app.
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