Helicopters were flying over Cambria Heights Monday morning after a teenager was shot, according to Citizen App, a crowdsourcing safety alert application.

Police told the Chronicle the victim was shot in the head.

“We have a male shot, 13 years old, critical,” said the police spokeswoman.

The teen was injured outside a Dunkin’ Donuts, located at 208-15 Linden Blvd., at around 8:21 a.m., she said.

The victim was sent to Cohen’s Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park.

“The perpetrator fled on foot on Linden Boulevard,” the spokeswoman added.

She also said the perpetrator was wearing all Black.

Citizen App said the suspect was a Black man with an afro who was wearing a white hoodie with lettering on the front and he was carrying a black backpack and wearing white sneakers.

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