A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in broad daylight while walking to school in the Bronx on Thursday, police and law enforcement sources said.
The teenager was struck in the stomach at about 9:25 a.m. near East 171st Street and Third Avenue in Claremont, according to authorities.
Officers transported him in a marked police vehicle to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was initially listed in stable condition, officials said.
His condition quickly deteriorated, however, and he was pronounced dead roughly two hours later, police said.
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Three males dressed entirely in black, believed to be between 16 and 18 years old, were seen fleeing after the gunfire, according to police.
The suspects were last spotted running south on Fulton Avenue toward Crotona Park.
Police recovered a Jordan sneaker at the scene while investigating the attack.
No arrests have been reported, and the motive for the shooting remains under investigation, authorities said.
