1 Dead, 4 Wounded In Multiple Shootings Across NYC
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – Five people have been shot in violent night across New York City. One of the victims did not survive.
The victims were all struck by gunfire in two separate shootings in Brooklyn and Queens.
Police are searching for a gunman who left two men in critical condition in the Rockaways. The NYPD says 18-year-old James Scott of Queens later died of his injuries.
A 25-year-old was also shot in Edgemere as shots rang out just after 8 p.m. Friday on Beach 40th Street.
There is no word on what led to the shooting.
In Brooklyn, three people were hurt when investigators say violence broke out around 9 p.m. on Blake and Georgia Avenues in East New York.
Two men, ages 24 and 30, and a 27-year-old woman were all taken to an area hospital.
All are expected to survive and police are still looking for the shooter or shooters in this case as well.
Anyone with photos or videos taken before, during or after the shooting is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.
