Man shot in chest in Brooklyn basement

EAST FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police are investigating the shooting of a 71-year-old man in Brooklyn.

The victim was shot in his chest in the basement of a home on East 48th Street in East Flatbush on Sunday just before 5:30 p.m.

Two men fled the scene in a black sedan.

The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital in critical condition.

It is not clear if the victim knew the gunmen. So far, police have made no arrests.

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