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A 16-year-old boy is in sta­ble con­di­tion af­ter be­ing shot in east Port-of-Spain ear­ly Mon­day morn­ing.

Po­lice said the teen and his 18-year-old friend were walk­ing on the Cres­cent, off Quar­ry Street in East Dry Riv­er, at 2.20 am when they heard gun­shots. The younger boy was hit in the right hand and left el­bow. His friend ran off and was not hurt.

Res­i­dents who heard the gun­fire took the in­jured boy to hos­pi­tal, where he was treat­ed.