Crime & Safety

Crown Heights Man Shot To Death In East Williamsburg

Police found Kevin Wood suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest off Debevoise Avenue. He died at a hospital.

EAST WILLIAMSBURG, NY — A Crown Heights man was fatally shot early Sunday in East Williamsburg and no one has been arrested, the NYPD said. Around 4:15 a.m. Sunday, police found Kevin Wood, 29, suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest on Debevoise Avenue, just a block from Frost Playground.

Emergency responders rushed him to Woodhull Hospital where he was pronounced dead. An investigation remains ongoing.


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