One killed, five injured in Brooklyn Memorial Day shootings
One man was killed and five others were hospitalized with gunshot wounds on the night of Memorial Day in Brooklyn, after shooters in two separate incidents fired into crowds gathered outside, police said Tuesday.
One shooter approached a large group of people gathered near Stanley Avenue and Hemlock Street in East New York around 7 p.m. and fired into the crowd, cops said. Police found an unresponsive 42-year-old man at the scene. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A 34-year-old man was also shot in the chest but did not have life-threatening injuries. Another man, who was shot in the left arm, drove away from the scene in his car and was found a few blocks away at Eldert Lane and Linden Boulevard, police said. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital in stable condition.
