Crime & Safety

8 People Shot When Gunmen Open Fire Into Crowd Outside Roosevelt Houses In Bed-Stuy

Police say three men and five women were shot, ages 18 to 27.

August 16, 2021

The NYPD responded to multiple shootings overnight, including one in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.

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Police say eight people were shot — three men and five women, ages 18 to 27.

It happened just before 12:30 a.m. outside the Roosevelt Houses on Dekalb Avenue near Marcus Garvey Boulevard.

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