27-year-old man shot outside playground in Brooklyn 1 night after 2 girls shot in Brownsville park
BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- Police are investigating after a man was shot while standing outside a playground in Brooklyn Tuesday.
The shooting happened around 8:15 p.m. outside a playground along Bergen Street.
Police say a 27-year-old man was shot three times: once in the shoulder and twice in the back.
He was taken to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center where he's expected to survive.
No arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.
The shooting comes one night after two girls, a 9-year-old and 11-year-old, were shot inside the Hilltop Playground in Brownsville.
Ruanna Brown, 9, was shot in the leg, and her 11-year-old cousin, Empress Alexander Davis, was shot in the back.
They are expected to make a full recovery.
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