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Detectives are searching for a man who shot four people at a Brooklyn roller skating rink in Crown Heights early Wednesday morning.

It happened outside the Empire Roller Skating Center in Crown Heights shortly before 1 a.m.

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Police Search For Gunman In Brooklyn Roller Rink Shooting

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Detectives are searching for a man who shot four people at a Brooklyn roller skating rink in Crown Heights early Wednesday morning.

It happened outside the Empire Roller Skating Center in Crown Heights shortly before 1 a.m.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Two men and two women – all in their twenties – were shot. Two were shot in the leg, one in the foot and one in the stomach.

The victims are all listed in stable condition at Kings County Hospital.

Although their injuries are not life-threatening, the shooting is a reminder of the establishment’s violent past, when it was the site of numerous shootings in the 1980s.

“Back in the day it was wild,” said one Empire patron. “You had to be a gangster to be up in here. But it’s not like that anymore; they turned it around now, it’s a place for kids to come and roller skate and have a good time.”

The gunman, who wore a blue hooded sweat shirt, fled before police arrived.

Anyone with information on the shooting should call the Crime Stopper hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS.

24 Comments

  • Mendy

    Ihave a good idea: announce ‘Gangsta Night’ at the Rink, pack ’em in (making sure that they are all hoodlums and gangstas), lock the doors, and burn the place down.

    Crime will nosedive in Crown Heights. end of story.

  • BrookAve

    Hey that rink is great! Nothing like eating a shwarma in a pita from Empire Grill and skateing at the Empire Rink. Long live the Empire!

  • Miri Shaw

    I have just come on the site and am OUTRAGED by the comment made by mendy. What a terrible statement to make, he should be ashamed and ask mechilo. Who gives him the right to say that people whom ever they are should be burnt, it sounds like the nazi may they be blotted out.
    It is terrible when people are violent and kill etc etc, but no one has the right to say things like that, it makes hatred in the world just go on and on.
    Sorry but I hate it when people make such comments.

  • mother in ch

    Miri

    Trust me when a black makes a comment about ALL jews; there aint no one sticking up for you.

    Welcome to the party pal.

  • mendee from flatbush

    Miri you are right…

    Its not what the Rebbe would want!!

    Its even worse when it comes to a yid, and we hear such talk!?!?!?!

  • mendys bro

    to answer miri shaw i think mendy was saying to get rid of the murderer by mudering them, just a little graphical.

  • Mendy

    Who should I ask mechila from–the gangstas who punched me in the face because I was walking while Jewish?! Let them ask mechila from me first.

  • An exasperated CHer

    THIS IS RETARDED!!!!! SCHOOLS HAVE TAKEN STUDENTS THERE!!!!! PARENTS HAVE TAKEN CHILDREN THERE!!!!! FRIENDS GO THERE!!!! WHAT IS CHROWN HEGITH COMING TO?

  • a bochur from toronto

    when i used to here about bomb`s in isreal or killing`s i would think what kind of a country is this now i say i might be scared to walk in to crown height`s from all the muging`s and shooting`s i hear about.

  • Mendy in Midwest

    there needs to be an understanding that ch is a “nice” place

    but dont lock ’em up ‘n burn ’em down
    thats a litte loud

    or hate the guy who thinks “says” you should

    -b sides if you make “gangsa” nite
    they won’t come their not gangstas
    their thugs and hoolagens
    a bande chalere

    shem reshaim yirkov

  • Visited England

    My cousin’s son was
    mugged by knifepoint,
    in broad daylight,
    in Stamford Hill!

  • QKLA Skater

    All of you seem to have missed the point.There is a horrendous problem with violence at Empire. What can serioulsy be done about it

  • from england

    Visited England wrote:

    My cousin’s son was
    mugged by knifepoint,
    in broad daylight,
    in Stamford Hill!
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    Stamford Hill Is a totally diffrent story

  • chris

    Empire is going to get worse because it is like a hangout spot and people walk around with guns thinking they can shot who they want when they want and don’t even value the human life

  • Black JD with Two Other Degrees

    I am an African American who owns two homes in the Croen Heights area, specifically on one concentrated block near Kingston. Please do not classify an entire race by the actions of a few. The comments set forth on this site is the reason why it is so hard for us to get along. The ignorance is, indeed, horrible – to say the least. And some wonder why most African Americans don’t want to sell their homes. We want to keep the diversity and make sure that the ignorance is kept to a minimum for the next generation to come. Every African American in Crown Heights is not a thug. We are also degreed professionals, who are lawyers, doctors….

  • Tueful hunden

    I was born and raised in Crown Heights till the age of 21. I left to become a United States Marine alot of people have alot of misgivings about where I come from and especially my job. Crown heights is not that dangerous of a place much shadier dealings go on in places such as chinatown awell as east village. Just keep in mind that no matter where you go thier will be crime. Rlthough it will not be as rampid as others it will still exist and thier will be those trying thier best to put an end to that crime.