37-Year-Old Man Killed, 2 Other Men Injured in Crown Heights Shooting: NYPD

What to Know

  • Shots rang out in Crown Heights around 10:30 p.m.
  • Officers came across three men who had been shot
  • Akaijah Evelyn, 37, died from his injuries at a hospital

A man was killed and two other men were injured in a shooting in Brooklyn.

Shots rang out around 10:30 p.m. in front of 777 Saint Marks Avenue in Crown Heights. 

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a 31-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his right thigh, a 36-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his left foot and a 37-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his chest.

All three men were taken to a hospital, where 37-year-old Akaijah Evelyn was pronounced dead. He lived just a few doors down from the scene of the shooting. 

The other two victims were listed in stable condition Friday morning. 

No arrests have been reported. 

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