Barclays Center Shooting Leaves One Hurt, Manhunt Underway: NYPD

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — A 50-year-old man was shot in the ankle near the Barclays Center in broad daylight on Wednesday, officials said.

Emergency responders rushed to the Barclays Center at 620 Atlantic Ave. around 2:10 p.m. to investigate reports that a gun had been fired, said the FDNY.

The man was sent to Methodist Hospital in stable condition, according to police and NYPD spokesman J. Peter Donald.

No panic. One person was shot in the leg, who is in stable condition. @NYPD78Pct has an extensive search underway for two black males https://t.co/oFGEpEOV6v
— J. Peter Donald (@JPeterDonald) June 14, 2017

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Authorities are still searching for the shooter, who is described as a skinny black male last ween wearing a blue baseball hat, a black shirt, and dark colored pants with a white stripe down the side.

Police released the following surveillance video that shows the moment of the shooting:

Frightened witnesses, including MSNBC reporter Chris Hayes, took to Twitter to recount their experiences.

Gunshots just now outside Barclay's Center. People ran. Police just arriving. Unclear if anyone was hit. Everyone I talked to is Ok
— Christopher Hayes (@chrislhayes) June 14, 2017

Yikes. There was just a shooting at Barclay's in Brooklyn. I heard like 6 shots. One guy hit that I saw. Tons of cops. pic.twitter.com/6NZtQCC2gN
— Adrian Chen (@AdrianChen) June 14, 2017

Just heard gunshots at Barclays Center idk wtf is happening
— jezza (@jerrrrn) June 14, 2017

Mayor Bill de Blasio's office responded to the shooting — which occurred in the wake of a mass shooting in a San Francisco UPS facility and the shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and four others in Virginia — by urging New Yorkers not to panic.

"The mayor has been briefed on the shooting on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn," the mayor's office wrote on Twitter. "The NYPD is on the scene and there is no reason for alarm."

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