Rideshare driver, passenger shot in Brooklyn

Monday, December 30, 2019
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A for-hire vehicle driver and his passenger are recovering after being struck by bullets in Brooklyn.

Police say the shots were fired as the passenger left a party early Monday morning on Jefferson Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant section.

The 64-year-old driver was struck in the back, while the 20-year-old passenger was struck in the leg.

The injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

There was no immediate word of any arrests.

Investigators are working to determine what led to the gunfire.

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