Detectives probe Brooklyn double shooting that left one dead, another wounded | amNewYork

Brooklyn detectives are on the hunt for the gunman behind a Monday night shooting that left one man dead and another seriously wounded.

According to police sources, officers from the 73rd Precinct received multiple 911 calls of gunfire erupting at Mother Gaston Boulevard and Sutter Avenue in Brownsville at around 7:59 p.m. on April 8.

Upon arriving at the scene, the officers found two victims: a 50-year-old man was apparently shot in the back, and a 41-year-old man suffered a bullet wound to the shoulder.

Both victims were whisked by EMS to Brookdale University Hospital, where the 50-year-old was pronounced dead; his identity has been withheld by police, pending family notification. The 41-year-old victim, meanwhile remains in stable condition.

As of Tuesday morning, police did not have information about a possible motive for the double shooting. 

No arrests have been made and the investigation remains ongoing. Police are looking for a shooter described as a male who was last seen wearing all black with a red hooded sweatshirt.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (the platform formerly known as Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

Through April 7, the 73rd Precinct tallied six homicides year-to-date — double the total at the same point in 2023, according to the most recent CompStat report. Shootings are also up so far in the command in 2024, with 13 incidents, three more than the number tallied through April 7, 2023.