Man Shot And Killed In Christmas Eve Shooting In Brooklyn: NYPD

BROOKLYN, NY — A man was shot and killed in Brooklyn on Christmas Eve, police said.

The incident happened at Powell Street and Belmont Avenue around 9:45 a.m.

Officers found a 46-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the chest. He was initially taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition, where he was later pronounced dead.

A description of a possible suspect was not readily available. An investigation remains ongoing

No arrests have been made yet.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.