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Man Who Shot Another Man, Barricaded Himself Inside Brooklyn Apartment Dies, Police Say

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man who shot another man and barricaded himself inside a Brooklyn apartment is now dead, police say.

Police said the man shot the victim twice inside a third floor apartment on Gates Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 3:50 p.m. Wednesday.

The victim was taken to NYC Hospitals + Health Kings County and is expected to survive.

Police said the shooter then barricaded himself inside a fourth floor apartment in the same building.

About an hour later, police said the man had died, though it's unclear how.

The relationship between the two men is not known.

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