Six Shot One Dead in Crown Heights Shooting

by CrownHeights.info

Eight shots were fired into a crowd in what appears to have been a drive-by shooting in Crown Heights Wednesday night.

The incident took place on Hawthorne Street between Nostrand Avenue and Rogers Avenue at approximately 10:20pm Wednesday evening.

According to witnesses, the shooter had been driving a white sedan was involved in the shooting in which approximately eight shots were fired.

Police officers arrived at the scene to find that six people in total were shot. The victims were transported by EMS to the hospital, where one was pronounced dead. The other victims are expected to recover.

While the investigation is still in it’s early stages, the shooting appears to have been gang related.

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Nostrand Ave & Hawthorne St Yesterday 10:23:33 PM EDT