Parkgoers will see more officers at a popular Manhattan park Monday, this after police stepped up security after a teen was fatally shot over the weekend.
A 15-year-old was shot and killed just before 7 p.m. Saturday -- and police are still looking for the gunman.
State Parks Police, who is leading the investigation, has stepped up patrol at night at Riverbank State Park and are reviewing their own security measures in the wake of the shooting and uptick in violence. According to witnesses the 15-year-old boy was playing basketball before the shooting and was leaving the courts when shots were fired.The boy was subsequently rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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