Cops Shoot Armed Man During Fight In Brooklyn, NYPD says

BROOKLYN, NY — Authorities are investigating a police-involved shooting in Brooklyn that left a man injured Tuesday evening.

According to police, NYPD officers shot 22-year-old Edynesson Bauduy after interrupting a gunfight around 7:33 p.m. Tuesday, near Ocean Ave. and Church Ave. in Prospect Park South.

Assistant Chief Frank Giordano said officers on patrol heard gunshots and saw two individuals engaged in a shootout. After exiting their vehicle, officers drew their weapons and shot at the man closest to them, hitting him at least once.

Giordano said officers recovered a Ruger 9mm handgun and multiple shell casings at the scene.

Officers on the scene performed CPR on the suspect before he was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he remains in stable condition, police said.

Giordano said Bauduy is a "two-time convicted violent felon" who was released from prison less than two months ago and remains on parole until 2030. He was first arrested in 2021 at age 18 for a shooting in Brooklyn.

Giordano detailed that while that case was pending, Bauduy was released from custody but was later arrested for a violent commercial robbery in South Brooklyn. He pleaded guilty to both charges, received a concurrent sentence, and was released from prison just two months ago on June 10, according to police.

"If he received a consecutive sentence for his two distinct violent crimes, he would not be out on the street's right now, involved in yet another shooting that endangers our public," Giordano said. "This is a person who has repeatedly shrugged his shoulders at consequences and at our criminal justice system for these violent crimes that he committed."

Giordano said the incident is still under investigation, with the officers who discharged their weapons taken to the hospital for an evaluation.

The second suspect, who has not been identified, fled toward Church Avenue, and his whereabouts remain unknown, officials added.