NYC gun violence: Man shot inside Brooklyn nightclub as mayor details crackdown

FLATLANDS, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man was shot inside a Brooklyn nightclub early Saturday morning.

Police said gunshots rang out just before 3 a.m. inside Kingz Secret Gem Club on Flatbush Avenue in the Flatlands section.

The 31-year-old was struck twice in the abdomen.

He was taken to Kings County Hospital Center, but his injuries were not believed to be life-threatening.

Police said the gunman is unknown, but that he fled in a black Nissan.

The shooting comes after Mayor Eric Adams laid out how the City would crack down on gun violence after President Biden pledged federal support.

Mike Marza has more on how Mayor Adams plans to crack down on ghost guns and target gun traffickers.

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