Two Men Fatally Shot in Brownsville Friday Morning: NYPD

Pictured: the sidewalk outside 101 Osborn St. Image via Google Maps

BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN, NY — Two men were fatally shot in Brownsville early Friday morning, police said.

After responding to a 911 call shortly after 4 a.m., police found the men outside 101 Osborn St. Both had been shot in the torso, according to the NYPD.

The men were taken to Brookdale Hospital, where they were pronounced deceased.

Police identified one of the victims as Perry Change, 40, on Ocean Hill resident. The name of the second victim, who was 37, had not been released as of Friday morning.

No arrests had been made as of Friday, and an investigation into the shooting was still ongoing, police said.

However, an NYPD spokesman said that a suspect had been identified, describing him as a 17-year-old black male who was last seen wearing a white t-shirt.

The spokesman said that an initial investigation suggested that prior to the shooting, the first victim had broken up a fight between the second victim and a third individual, but it was unclear if the third person was the shooter.

Police recovered six 9mm shell casings and three bullet fragments from the crime scene, the spokesman said.

Anyone with information on this shooting can confidentially report it via the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

This shooting occurred in the NYPD's 73rd Precinct, which patrols part of Brownsville. According to police statistics, through July 3, major crimes in the 73rd were collectively down about 3.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

A total of four murders had been recorded by police through July 3, compared to five during the same period in 2015.

So far this year, police have recorded 21 shootings with 22 victims in the precinct, compared to 27 shootings with 30 victims last year.