# A 17-year-old shot in Far Rockaway

> A teenager took bullets to the chest and arm on a Queens corner, and almost everything else is still unknown.
- Title: A 17-year-old shot in Far Rockaway · ABC7 New York | Shortify
- Summary: A teenager took bullets to the chest and arm on a Queens corner, and almost everything else is still unknown. A 17-year-old was shot twice in Far Rockaway…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/child-hospitalized-being-shot-chest-arm-queens-police-say/19828122
- Published: 2026-09-14T02:15:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: queens, shooting, far rockaway, nyc crime, teen injured, news, local
## A teenager shot twice
Police say a 17-year-old was hit in the chest and the arm, then taken to the hospital.

> A 17-year-old was taken to the hospital after being shot in the chest and arm in Queens, police say.
## Just before 9:30 at night
The shooting happened late Sunday evening, according to the NYPD account given to Eyewitness News.
## Beach 43rd and Beach Channel
The scene was the corner of Beach 43rd Street and Beach Channel Drive in Edgemere, a section of Far Rockaway.

> It happened just before 9:30 p.m. on Beach 43rd Street and Beach Channel Drive in Edgemere.
## Condition not released
Police have not said how the teen is doing after being taken to the hospital.

> The condition of the teen and circumstances surrounding the shooting are unknown.
## No motive, no account
What led to the shooting is still unknown. Police have not described a dispute, a suspect, or how many shots were fired.
## Nobody in custody
No arrests have been made, and the case remains open as of the Monday morning report.

> No arrests have been made.
## Key takeaway

A 17-year-old was shot twice in Far Rockaway just before 9:30 p.m.; no arrests yet and police have not said why it happened.