Crime & Safety
27-Year-Old Killed In Double Bed-Stuy Shooting: Cops
Two men were shot on Putnam Avenue just after midnight on Tuesday, according to police.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A 27-year-old was killed and another hurt in a midnight shooting on Putnam Avenue Tuesday, according to police.
Police found a 27-year-old man shot in the groin, arm and chest and a 21-year-old man shot in the elbow and leg on Putnam Avenue between Howard Avenue and Broadway just after 12:30 a.m., police said.
The 27-year-old was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital. The 21-year-old was also taken to the hospital and listed in stable condition, police said.
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There were no arrests in the incident as of Tuesday morning.
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