A 40-year-old man was shot and later died after police found him at the corner of Wortman Avenue and Ashford Street in East New York just after 9 a.m. Monday. Officers had him rushed to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where he was later pronounced deceased.
What police say
Police say they responded to a 911 call reporting a person shot shortly after 9 a.m. and arrived to find the victim with gunshot wounds to his torso and right leg. According to officers, he had been shot twice. He was taken to Brookdale and later pronounced dead. No arrests had been made as of Monday, and detectives are continuing to investigate, according to News 12 Brooklyn.
A neighborhood with recent shootings
The killing comes as East New York has been dealing with multiple recent shootings that have sent victims to Brookdale and heightened concern in the neighborhood. Local coverage has detailed a March 15 club shooting that left a 24-year-old in critical condition, as well as a February shooting inside an apartment building that left one person dead and another injured. Those incidents and the broader pattern have been documented by Brooklyn Paper.
How to help the investigation
No arrests have been reported in connection with Monday morning’s shooting, according to News 12 Brooklyn. Anyone with information, video or other tips is urged to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS or submit a tip online. The program allows anonymous reporting and may offer a reward for information that leads to an arrest or indictment, per NYPD Crime Stoppers. Police have also asked neighbors to save any doorbell or street-camera footage and share it with detectives.
