Six teens were wounded late on Monday in New York's Harlem neighbourhood, in a series of shootings that police believe may have been gang-related, local television reported.

The shooting victims included a 13-year-old boy and a 15-year-old girl.

NY1 television reported that the youths were taken to the hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The incident reportedly took place near Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park.

AFP