Crime & Safety
1 Man Killed, Another Injured In NYC Shooting, Police Say
There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing, police said Monday morning.
BROOKLYN, NY — A 42-year-old man was killed and another person was injured in a shooting in a Brooklyn playground early Sunday morning, police said.
The incident happened around 12:35 a.m. in Powell Playground on Glenmore Ave. near Powell St. in Brownsville, police said.
Officers arrived to find a 42-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the stomach and a 41-year-old man shot multiple times in the legs.
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Both victims were rushed to One Brooklyn Health–Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center, where the 42-year-old was pronounced dead, police said.
The 41-year-old man remains in stable condition, an NYPD spokesperson said.
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No arrests have been made as of Monday morning, and an investigation remains ongoing.
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