Crime & Safety

2 Men Shot, 1 Killed At Albany Houses In Brooklyn: Cops

A 38-year-old man died and a 41-year-old was sent to the hospital after a shooting at the NYCHA complex, police said.

A 38-year-old man died and a 41-year-old was sent to the hospital after a shooting at the NYCHA complex, police said.
A 38-year-old man died and a 41-year-old was sent to the hospital after a shooting at the NYCHA complex, police said. (Google Maps.)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — One man is dead and another hospitalized after an early morning shooting at the Albany Houses, police said.

Police found a 38-year-old man shot in the chest and a 41-year-old man shot in the hand just after 2:30 a.m. in a building at the New York City Housing Authority complex on Park Place, police said.

Both men were taken to Kings County Hospital, where the 38-year-old was pronounced dead. The 41-year-old is in stable condition, police said.

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The shooting is being investigated as a homicide. There were no arrests as of 6 a.m. Friday, according to police.

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