Gunfire struck Brooklyn and the Bronx overnight, leaving one dead and another critically wounded. In Brooklyn's 70th Precinct around 10:37 p.m. on Sept. 3, a 29-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds near a gas station at 928 Coney Island Avenue and was taken to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition. Multiple suspects reportedly fled in a grey Honda. In the Bronx, at about 2:29 a.m. on Sept. 4, officers discovered a 26-year-old man with a chest gunshot wound at Starlight Park off Sheridan Boulevard and East 174th Street; he was pronounced dead at Saint Barnabas Hospital. Authorities request tips via Crime Stoppers.
Police sources say the first incident occurred in the confines of Brooklyn's 70th Precinct at around 10:37 p.m. on Sept. 3. Cops say they received a 911 call reporting that a person had been shot near a gas station on 928 Coney Island Ave.. When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old man suffering multiple gunshot wounds to the body. EMS rushed him to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.
Hours later, police in the Bronx responded to gunfire early on Thursday morning at Starlight Park, located off Sheridan Boulevard and East 174th Street in Charlotte Gardens. Officers from the 43rd Precinct said they found a 26-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest at around 2:29 a.m. on Sept. 4. EMS responded and rushed him to Saint Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His identity is pending family notification. The exact circumstances surrounding the deadly shooting remain unclear, police sources said.
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