Nov 6, 2017 1 min read East New York

16-Year Old Shot and Killed in East New York

Outside 245 Wortman ave, near Van Siclen, where a 16-year old was shot and killed over the weekend (Screenshot via Google Maps)

UPDATE 11/22: Police have released further video surveillance related to the murder of Clayton Hemingway, in which the suspects can be seen firing their guns before fleeing. Police have also revised the timetable, now putting the homicide at about 7:15 pm.

Police are continuing to search for two black men males age 16 to 24 in connection with the homicide.

UPDATE: The NYPD has released the following surveillance footage and is asking for the public’s help in identifying the two suspects seen therein, who are wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting death of Clayton Hemingway.

EAST NEW YORK – Police are looking for two people in connection with the killing of 16-year old Clayton Hemingway in East New York over the weekend.

At 7:45 on the evening of Saturday, November 4th, police responded to a 911 call of shots fired at the Linden Houses, on 245 Wortman Avenue. On arrival, police discovered Hemingway with multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, police said.

EMS transported the boy to Brookdale hospital, where he was pronounced dead. There are no arrests and an investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.