• 2025-09-22 15:43:27
• Gun Violence

A 13-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition Monday after police said he was shot outside a Dunkin’ store in Queens.

NYPD officials said the shooting happened around 8:20 a.m. on the corner of Linden and Springfield boulevards in Cambria Heights. Police did not immediately have details on what sparked the gunfire, but said the boy was shot in his head.

First responders took him to Cohen Children’s Medical Center. Officials said the investigation was ongoing.

Lesly Judy, who works at a pharmacy next to the Dunkin’, said none of his colleagues noticed anything out of the ordinary Monday until police showed up outside.

“At the very least I can say it's not something common around here,” he said, adding that officers were still reviewing his store’s surveillance footage to find out what happened. He said teens often congregate at the intersection, which has several bus stops and is a short walk from multiple high schools.

A 13-year-old student from one of those schools was fatally shot on the same corner in 2009, according to the

There were no shootings in the

This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and has been updated with additional details.

For more information about gun violence patterns across New York City, check out Gothamist’s map of shooting incidents over the past five years.