A 16-year-old boy was hospitalized in critical condition Friday night after being shot in east Oak Cliff, Dallas police said.

Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of East Ledbetter Drive, near Bonnie View Road, on a shooting call about 8:35 p.m.

A witness told police that the boy was sitting in a car when an unknown gunman came up and demanded property. The man shot the victim and fled, police said.

Dallas Fire-Rescue took the teen to a hospital. No other details were released.