Teen shot in head on Staten Island field; police searching for suspects

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Police responded to an emergency call of a person shot in Stapleton Friday afternoon, resulting in what a law-enforcement source described as life-threatening injuries.

The source said the victim is a 15-year-old boy who had been shot in the head.

A police spokesperson confirmed the shooting, and said the victim was transported by ambulance to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.

The incident occurred at a field on Tompkins Avenue and Broad Street, next to a parking lot for the Stapleton Houses.

The area is close to I.S. 49 and Eagle Academy.

Witnesses observed police providing medical aid at about 4 p.m. to a person who was then rushed away by ambulance.