3 People Shot On Downtown Brooklyn Street, Police Say

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, NY — A gunman shot three people in broad daylight on a Downtown Brooklyn street on Friday afternoon, police said.

The people were on the busy intersection of Gallatin Place and Fulton Street, near the GAP and Footlocker, when a man fired started firing a gun at about 1:46 p.m., a spokesman for the NYPD said.

A 31-year-old man was shot in the right leg during the shooting along with a 28-year-old man who was hit in the left hand, police said. A 26-year-old woman was grazed in the arm by a bullet in the incident.

NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Kemper said the incident started after a group of five people got into an argument with the 28-year-old victim on the street when one person started shooting, NBC 4 reported.

"It's very rare, this is highly unusual," said NYPD Deputy Chief Michael Kemper. "We're in area of Brooklyn, it's broad daylight... it's beautiful out, it's sunny, very active, as you can see, with thousands of people walking up and down the streets."

The 31-year-old man and the woman, who just left a job interview, were innocent bystanders in the shooting, NBC reported.

The victims were taken to Methodist Hospital where they're listed in stable condition, authorities said.

Police are still looking for the gunman — who was wearing a white hat and red shorts — who fled the scene after the shooting.

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