A teenager is in critical condition after being shot in the head early Monday morning in East Flatbush, police say.

The NYPD confirmed the 17-year-old boy was shot just after 12:30 a.m. outside the Flatbush Gardens apartment complex near 1402 Brooklyn Ave. He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County by EMS and is in critical condition.

Investigators say three masked men fled the scene, heading west toward New York Avenue. One was wearing all blue and the other two were dressed in all black. Police do not believe the victim knew the suspects.

Officers recovered several shell casings scattered across the complex. Crime scene units remained at the scene throughout the morning.

Neighbors told News 12 that gun violence in the area isn’t unusual. One woman, who asked not to be identified, said she often worries for her family's safety.

"Every summer it is like this…and that is the reason why I don’t allow my kids to play. I don’t allow them to come downstairs,” she said.

Police are asking anyone with information to come forward.