1 killed, 1 wounded in brazen broad daylight shooting on Brooklyn street

Wednesday, August 19, 2020
FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Two people were shot when gunshots rang out in broad daylight on a Brooklyn street Wednesday afternoon.

It happened around 3:30 p.m. on Woodruff Avenue near Ocean Avenue in the Flatbush section.
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The circumstances of the shooting are not yet known, but authorities said the 18-year-old victim was shot multiple times and did not survive.

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The second victim, a 33-year-old man shot in the abdomen, suffered non-life threatening injuries.

The investigation is active and ongoing, and there was a large police presence at the scene.
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There is no word on whether any suspects are in custody.



Sources say police are looking for a silver BMW.

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