Teen Shot Dead at McDonald's in Hempstead

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A 19-year-old was shot and killed just outside the entrance to a Hempstead McDonald’s.

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A 19-year-old was shot and killed just outside the entrance to a Hempstead McDonald’s on Wednesday, police said.

Policers Officers rushed to the Peninsula Boulevard restaurant after 911 calls around 3:50 p.m.. When they got there, they found the body of the 19-year-old victim. He was shot multiple times, police said.

“He was just hanging around the parking area and these individuals came up behind him and started shooting,” a police spokesperson said.

Investigators believe the teen killed was the victim of a targeted shooting.

The teenage victim has not yet been identified.