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16-year-old dies after being shot in Niagara Falls

When officers arrived at the scene they found a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg and a 16-year-old boy that was shot in the stomach.

The Niagara Falls Police Department said two people were shot Monday morning in Niagara Falls.

Police said around 11:30 a.m. police were called to a home in the 1300 block of Ashland Avenue on reports that a man had been shot. When officers arrived at the scene they found a 41-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the leg and a 16-year-old boy that was shot in the stomach.

The 41-year-old man was transported to ECMC, where he was treated and then released Monday afternoon.

The 16-year-old boy was transported by ambulance to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center before being taken to ECMC, where he was listed in critical condition on Monday. But police said he died late Monday night. 

The investigation into the incident is ongoing. Police ask anyone with information to contact the Niagara Falls Criminal Investigation Division at (716)286-4553 or the General Information number at (716) 286-4711.

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