Boy, 12, shot in Chelsea; 3 men wanted: sources

CHELSEA, Manhattan (PIX11) – A 12-year-old boy was shot in Manhattan on Sunday, according to the NYPD.

It happened on West 30th Street in Chelsea around 9 p.m. The child was shot in the left leg, police said.

Multiple police cruisers lined the street near the crime scene, video from Citizen App showed.

The boy was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue.

Police are looking for three men in connection to the shooting, sources told PIX11 News. It’s unclear if the child was the intended target, according to sources.

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