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Double Shooting in Brooklyn Leaves Two Men Wounded, Police Say

What to Know

  • A 24-year-old man was shot in the torso and a 28-year-old man was shot in the hip in Brooklyn Sunday night
  • The double-shooting took place in East Flatbush, police said
  • Both men sustained non-life threatening injuries

Two men sustained non-life threatening injuries after they were shot in Brooklyn Sunday night, the NYPD said.

A 24-year-old man was shot in the torso and a 28-year-old man was shot in the hip in front of 669 Lefferts Ave., between Albany and Troy avenues, in East Flatbush, police said.

The FDNY received a call reporting shots fired around 8:36 p.m.

One of the men was taken to Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, and the other was taken to Kings County Hospital, the FDNY said.

Neighbors told News 4 New York they saw a few men running away from the scene after the gunshots went off. 

The incident is under investigation.

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