Crime & Safety

3 People Shot In Bed-Stuy, Cops Say

The shooting, on Gates Avenue, comes just hours after 10 people were shot at a Brooklyn subway station.

A shooting on Gates Avenue comes just hours after 10 people were shot at a Brooklyn subway station.
A shooting on Gates Avenue comes just hours after 10 people were shot at a Brooklyn subway station. (David Allen/Patch)

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — Three people were shot in broad daylight in Bed-Stuy on Tuesday afternoon, just hours after 10 people were shot at a subway station in the borough, according to police.

The three people were shot on Gates Avenue between Marcy and Nostrand avenues just before 4:30 p.m., according to police.

All three people were sent to the hospital, according to the FDNY. Details on their condition was not available as of 4:40 p.m.

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The Bed-Stuy shooting comes hours after a masked gunman shot 10 people inside a subway car at Sunset Park's 36th Street station Tuesday morning. Police were still looking for the suspect in that shooting as of Tuesday afternoon. A total of 17 people were hurt in the 36th Street incident, according to FDNY.

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