Teen fatally shot in parked vehicle in Brooklyn

A teen was fatally shot twice within the chest whereas sitting in a parked automobile in Brooklyn early Sunday, cops mentioned.

Cops went to 796 Greene Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at 2:18 a.m. in response to a ShotSpotter alert, however the mortally wounded 18-year-old man had already been taken to Woodhull Hospital by non-public means, in accordance with police. He was pronounced useless there a short while later, cops mentioned.

A young person was fatally shot within the chest twice whereas sitting in a parked automobile in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn on February 6, 2022.

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The 18-year-old man died at Woodhull Hospital.

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The investigation discovered that he was shot whereas in a parked automobile on the handle. Police had no motive, and his identify and handle weren’t instantly launched. 

Cops discovered three shell casings on the scene, police sources mentioned.

Final month, shootings soared within the metropolis in January in comparison with the identical month final yr.

Police investigating the scene of the deadly capturing in Brooklyn.

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Three shell casings had been discovered on the crime scene by police.

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There have been 100 shootings final month, a bounce from January 2021 when 76 had been logged. These figures additionally present a rise from 2020 and 2019, when there have been 67 and 52 acts of gunplay, respectively.