BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A man is in custody after police found a 15-year-old stabbed to death Thursday in Brooklyn.

The NYPD says officers found the victim just after 2:30 p.m. near Decatur Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant.

He had been stabbed in the chest.

The teen was pronounced dead at NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County.

Charges are pending now for the 48-year-old man who is in custody.

Police have not released his name.

There is no word on what let up to the stabbing.

Anyone with information on the case should contact the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477, or text CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visit www.nypdcrimestoppers.com.