An unidentified gunman opened fire on another man in front of a Brownsville public housing building just after midnight in May, and months later, police still haven’t caught him. The shooting happened at 295 Osborn Street, within the confines of the NYPD’s 73rd Precinct, and no arrest has been made.
According to NYPD Crime Stoppers, the incident unfolded on Sunday, May 3, 2026, at approximately 12:00 a.m., when an unidentified individual displayed a firearm and discharged multiple rounds at an unidentified male in front of the address. The 295 Osborn Street location sits within the Brownsville Houses, a New York City Housing Authority public housing development, according to NYCHA’s own address directory. After the gunfire, the shooter fled the scene on foot to parts unknown, per the Crime Stoppers notice, and has not been publicly identified.
🚨WANTED FOR RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT: On Sunday, May 3, 2026, at approximately 12:00 A.M., in front of 295 Osborn Street, in the confines of the 73 Precinct in Brooklyn, an unidentified individual displayed a firearm and discharged multiple rounds at an unidentified male. The… pic.twitter.com/GLssUMhpVc
— NYPD Crime Stoppers (@NYPDTips) August 26, 2026
Police have classified the incident as reckless endangerment rather than attempted murder or assault, a distinction that carries real legal weight. Under New York Penal Law § 120.25, Reckless Endangerment in the First Degree is a Class D felony punishable by up to seven years in prison, reserved for conduct that creates a grave risk of death under circumstances evincing depraved indifference to human life, according to the New York State Senate’s published statute. That stands in contrast to Reckless Endangerment in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor under Penal Law § 120.20 that carries at most 364 days in jail or three years of probation, per a legal analysis from a New York City criminal defense firm. Neither the shooter nor the man targeted has been identified by authorities, and no motive or weapon recovery has been confirmed.
A Precinct With a Long History of Gun Violence
The 73rd Precinct, which covers Brownsville and Ocean Hill and is commanded by Deputy Inspector Odelle D. Despot out of its station house on East New York Avenue, has logged a heavy volume of shootings over the past two decades. Between 2006 and March 2026, the precinct recorded 1,302 shooting incidents, the second-highest total of any of the city’s 77 precincts, trailing only neighboring East New York’s 75th Precinct, according to NYPD CompStat data reported by Police1. To address that burden, the precinct deploys specialized Quality-of-Life Teams alongside field intelligence units for targeted foot patrols and firearm investigations across public housing complexes and commercial corridors, per NYPD and NYC.gov precinct information…