Three In Custody After Fatal Shooting On Brooklyn Street, Police Say

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A shooting in Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon left one man dead and another wounded, police said.

According to police, the shooting occurred at around 2:45 p.m. on Livonia Avenue and Pennsylvania Avenue in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.

Officers responding to the scene found an 18-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the head, and a 17-year-old victim with a gunshot wound in the arm, police said.

The victims were transported to Brookdale hospital where the 18-year-old victim was pronounced dead, according to police. The 17-year-old victim is in stable condition.

The victims' names have not been released, pending family notification, police said.

Police said three suspects are in custody in relation to the incident, and a weapon was recovered.

 

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