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Police: 14-year-old boy shot twice when 2 men open fire near Prince George's County laundromat

According to police, a 14-year-old boy was shot twice in the legs when more than two and a half dozen shots were fired.

RIVERDALE, Md. — A14-year-old boy was injured after two men opened fire at a business in Riverdale, Maryland Tuesday evening. Police said the teenager was leaving a laundromat with his parents when he was shot in the leg. 

The shooting happened in the 6000 block of 66th Avenue just before 6:30 p.m. when two men walked up and opened fire from a public sidewalk, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. 

According to police, a 14-year-old boy was shot twice in the legs when more than two and a half dozen shots were fired. Investigators do not believe the boy was the intended target in the shooting.

The boy was taken to a nearby hospital for help and is in stable condition.

Police have not released any suspect description at this time.

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