A Brooklyn shooting left one man dead and his girlfriend hospitalized after the duo was shot while sitting in a double-parked car on a residential street.
Around 1 a.m. on Tuesday, police arrived at 675 Halsey St. in Bed-Stuy after receiving a 911 call reporting a shooting, authorities stated. When they arrived, officers found two people shot inside a black Mercedes Benz on the street. RELATED:Brooklyn teen fatally shot while babysitting cousin: NYPD The man, 33-year-old Ernest Brown of Brooklyn, was taken to Interfaith Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials added. He had been shot in the head and torso.
The passenger, Brown’s 22-year-old girlfriend, was shot in the torso and taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition, the New York Daily News reported, adding that the shooting suspect was wearing a blue hoodie. RELATED:Nightclub melee spills onto street, leaves woman shot and man stabbed The investigation remained ongoing, and no arrests have been made, police stated.
Anyone with information should call the NYPD Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA. The public can also submit tips by logging on to NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
Brooklyn man killed, girlfriend injured in overnight shooting
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