Masked Man Killed In Wild Brooklyn Shootout With Police

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN – A masked gunman was shot and killed by police during a wild shootout on a Brooklyn street early Labor Day, the NYPD said.

The man was seen by cops with a mask covering his face at Howard and Dumont avenues at 2:36 a.m., NYPD Chief of Department Terry Monahan said. As three officers approached him, he ran towards a building and started firing at their car, hitting it before fleeing, the police chief said.

But 30 minutes later, a report came into police that the man was trying to break into the backyard of a nearby home.

As officers entered the backyard, they were fired at several times, Monahan said. He said seven NYPD cops shot back, hitting the man who was taken to Brookdale Hospital and pronounced dead. Monahan said a semi-automatic gun was found at the scene.

The man had not been named by police as of Monday morning.