A 60-year-old woman was shot in the arm during a dispute with a man outside 211 East 52nd St. in East Flatbush on Saturday night, according to an amNewYork report citing police sources. Officers took her to Kings County Hospital in a police vehicle, and she was listed in stable condition.
According to police sources cited by amNewYork, the man and woman got into an argument outside the East 52nd Street address before the man brandished a firearm and opened fire. Responding 67th Precinct officers transported the wounded woman themselves rather than wait for medical transport, getting her to Kings County Hospital where she was listed in stable condition.
Law enforcement sources said the suspected gunman was taken into custody and a firearm was recovered at the scene. Authorities said charges were pending.
East Flatbush Crime Trends
NYPD figures offer broader context for the incident but do not explain its cause. The latest New York City Police Department data shows shooting incidents in the 67th Precinct, which covers East Flatbush, down more than 57% year to date compared with 2025. Major crime — a category that includes murder, robbery, felony assault and burglary — was down more than 12% over the same period.
A separate Brooklyn Paper account reported that the precinct had recorded 10 shootings by Oct. 25, compared with 26 during the same period the previous year. It also reported that shooting victims fell from 34 by Oct. 25, 2025, to 12 so far that year, a decline of nearly 65%.
An Earlier East Flatbush Shooting
The Nov. 7 shooting followed another incident in the neighborhood on Oct. 27. Brooklyn Paper reported that a 53-year-old man was shot in the stomach on Snyder Avenue after officers responded to a 911 call near Snyder and Utica avenues. He was taken to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition. Police said no arrests had been made in that case and the investigation was ongoing.
What State Trauma Data Can Show
For broader context, the New York State Department of Health reported that firearm trauma had the highest case fatality rate, 7.0%, among cases recorded at New York State trauma centers from 2016 through 2020. That statewide report covers trauma-center cases and does not establish how firearm-injury hospitalizations in Brooklyn have changed in recent years.
Police have not released details about the relationship between the woman and the suspect or what led to the confrontation. The investigation is ongoing, and authorities said charges were pending.
