Crime & Safety
1 Dead, Another Critically Injured After Easter Sunday Shooting In NYC: NYPD
A man was killed and another critically injured after a shooting on a Brooklyn street Sunday, police said.
BROOKLYN, NY — One man died and another was critically injured after gunfire erupted on a Brooklyn street on Easter Sunday, police said.
Police said they responded to a 911 call just before 6 p.m. reporting two people shot outside a building on Fulton Street between Cleveland and Elton streets in Cypress Hills.
Officers found a 30-year-old man and a 50-year-old man with gunshot wounds, and both were taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition.
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The 30-year-old later died from his injuries Sunday night, police said.
It was unclear what prompted the shooting or if the men knew each other, and police continue to investigate.
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They have a person of interest in custody but have not named that individual.
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