1 teen killed, 1 wounded in NJ shooting

LAKEWOOD, N.J. - December 4, 2009

Capt. Mike Mohel of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office says the pair were walking from a convenience store when they were held up at gunpoint early Friday.

Mohel says 17-year-old Louis Garcia of Lakewood was shot to the head and killed.

Sixteen-year-old Fernando Reyes, also of Lakewood, was wounded. He flagged down a motorist who took him to the hospital around 12:15 a.m. At the hospital, Reyes told police that Garcia also had been shot. His body was found at 2:15 a.m.

Reyes was listed in critical but stable condition Friday afternoon with a gunshot wound to the torso and arm.

No on has been arrested.

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