- Shaquan Baylor, aged 16, was shot 13 times at around 2.30pm yesterday
- Police believe it was in retaliation for a gang-related assault in Brooklyn
- One gunman is said to have said: ‘They had to sacrifice one of theirs’
- A memorial event was happening on the same street when it happened
A 16-year-old is fighting for his life after being shot 13 times in broad daylight in the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Gunmen opened fire on Shaquan Baylor as he stood outside Pitkin Ave. near Wyona St. around 2.30pm in what appeared to be a gang-related shooting, according to police.
The NYPD said they believed the attack was carried out in retaliation for Baylor beating up three members of rival gang, The Crips.
Arrest: One of the four men taken into custody by NYPD officers in connection with the double shooting in Brooklyn on Thursday
Raid: Another of the four men is led out of the apartment block which police stormed after a tip off
In the aftermath of yesterday’s shooting one gunman is reported to have said: ‘They had to sacrifice one of theirs’ reported the New York Daily News.
‘The victim’s crew got into a fist fight with another crew,’ another police source told the Daily News.
‘As they are at the location, the crew they beat up comes up and starts letting off shots.’
A bystander, a 45-year-old woman, was hit in the right thigh with a bullet.
Debris: Polystyrene cups mark where some of the bullet casings landed on the Brooklyn street
Presence: The NYPD responded to the shooting with plain clothed and uniformed officers
Scene: Police outside the apartment block where the suspects were taken into custody
Police say the attack was caught on a security camera, and four men have been taken into custody.
Cops working on a tip were led to a nearby apartment building and four men were taken into custody.
Baylor is currently being treated at a local hospital and remains in the ICU.
The shooting happened while a memorial was being held in the same street.