Four people were wounded in a pre-dawn shooting inside a Canarsie building early Sunday, authorities said, after gunfire shattered the quiet and sent emergency crews rushing to the scene. All four victims were taken to local hospitals, where police described their conditions as stable.
The NYPD says the shooting unfolded around 5:06 a.m. inside a building at 9404 Avenue L, where officers arrived to find four people with gunshot wounds. A 38-year-old woman and a 43-year-old woman were shot in their legs, while two 44-year-old men were hit, one in the leg and the other in the arm, according to News 12 New York.
Brooklyn context
The shooting lands in the middle of a complicated crime picture for Brooklyn. City leaders have highlighted falling crime in some categories, but parts of the borough have seen stubborn trouble spots, particularly with shootings and transit incidents.
As reported by Brooklyn Paper, shootings in Brooklyn were up about 15% in February, and the number of shooting victims climbed roughly 30% compared with the same time last year. Those localized spikes have kept police resources stretched across multiple neighborhoods.
Investigation and tips
Police say no arrests have been made in the Canarsie shooting and the investigation is ongoing, according to News 12 New York. Detectives are still working to piece together what led up to the gunfire inside the Avenue L building…