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15-year-old boy shot in the face in Glen Oaks park: NYPD

By Alex Robinson

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the face in Glen Oaks Saturday evening in a possible attempted robbery, police said.

The boy had been sitting in the Memorial Park, on Little Neck Parkway, just before 8 p.m., when he was shot by a man, who then took off on foot, according to cops.

The victim was taken to North Shore-LIJ, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police described the suspect as a 5-foot-5 Hispanic man in his 30s, with a full beard.

Reach reporter Alex Robinson by e-mail at arobi‌nson@‌cnglo‌cal.com or by phone at 718-260-4566.