🌱 Canarsie Shooting + Grocery Store Thieves + A Train Slasher

Happy Friday, Brooklyn! I am your host, Patrick Murray here with 3 fresh headlines as we head into the weekend.

First, today's weather:

Windy with a high of 42 and a low of 12.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. A 46-year-old man was shot in the head, and two others were wounded by gunfire in a Brooklyn event hall early on Thursday morning. The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The details of this incident are unclear, and no arrests have yet been made. (NBC New York)
2. Two thieves responsible for a string of robberies of Brooklyn grocery stores have stolen nearly $30,000 cash. In the case of all six distinct incidents, the two men have entered the grocery stores through the buildings' rooftops. Anyone with information is being asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. (NBC New York)
3. The NYPD is searching for a suspect who slashed a 77-year-old man on a northbound A train in Brooklyn. At approximately 10:15 a.m. on Jan. 2, the suspect was involved in an argument with the senior citizen before proceeding to cut him with an unknown object on the calf. The NYPD released a surveillance photo of the suspect. (AMNY)

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Today in Brooklyn:

• The Borough of Shuls and Delis: Finding your roots in Jewish Brooklyn, Brooklyn Public Library. (10 a.m.)
• Microsoft Excel Basics, at the Brooklyn Public Library. (11 a.m.)
• Acting Out! Improv for Teens and Tweens, Brooklyn Public Library. (4 p.m.)
• TGIF Comedy, at the Eastville Comedy Club. (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Congratulations to the recipients of the Brooklyn Community Foundation's 2022 Spark Prize. (Facebook)
• Help our Bronx neighbors by donating here in the wake of the devastating Jan. 9 fire, Brooklyn Community Foundation. (Facebook)
• Brooklyn weekend weather forecast. (Brooklyn Patch)
• Congrats to Bklyn Bento for winning NY NOW's Sustainability Design Award. (PRNewswire)

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