Crime & Safety
Man And Woman Critically Injured In Starrett City Shooting: NYPD
Two people were shot inside a Pennsylvania Avenue apartment in East New York Tuesday night, said police.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — A man and woman were critically wounded in a Starrett City shooting Tuesday night.
Officers found a 32-year-old woman and a 38-year-old man shot in a 16th-floor apartment at 1530 Pennsylvania Ave. around 10:25 p.m., police said.
The woman, who was shot in the torso, and the man, who was shot in the head, were rushed to Brookdale University Hospital in critical condition, said police.
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Investigators discovered surveillance footage that shows two or three men entering the building, then running out shortly after the shooting, police said.
Descriptions for the three persons-of-interest was not immediately available, police said.
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It is unclear why the man and woman were shot, said police.
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