Late July 4 Shooting Leaves 4 People Injured in Brooklyn: Cops

What to Know

  • Four people were shot in Brooklyn just after midnight Friday. Police say a suspect has been taken into custody
  • Police say two men and a woman were shot in the torso and another man was shot in the neck
  • It wasn't immediately whether the person taken into police custody was the shooter

Police are investigating a shooting in Brooklyn that sent four people to the hospital just after July 4 celebrations.

A person of interest was being questioned after two men and a 25-year-old woman were shot in the torso and another man was shot in the neck at 12:10 a.m. Friday in front of 467 Elton Ave.

The victims, who are in stable condition, have not been identified but two of the men are 30 years old and the other who was shot in his neck is 28 years old, according to police.

It wasn't immediately whether the person taken into police custody was the shooter. 

No other information was immediately available.

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