19-Year-Old Shot At Church And Ocean Avenues Yesterday

19-Year-Old Shot At Church And Ocean Avenues Yesterday
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Photo: Ditmas Park Corner

A young man was shot yesterday in the 70th Precinct in what police think was a random act of violence.

A 19-year-old man was shot around 5pm yesterday as he walked southbound on Ocean Avenue near Church Avenue. He then collapsed in the lobby of 550 Ocean Avenue, the NYPD said.

The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital. He is expected to survive, police said.

The shooter was a black male and a stranger to the victim, cops said. No other details were available about the shooter.

No arrests have been made, according to the NYPD.