MELROSE, the Bronx (PIX11) -- A 17-year-old boy was shot in the neck in the Bronx Thursday afternoon, police said.
The shooting happened near 762 Cauldwell Ave. in Melrose around 4:15 p.m., according to the NYPD. The teen was hospitalized and is expected to survive, authorities said.
No arrests have been made.
Additional information about the shooting wasn't immediately available.
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