Another Night Of Gun Violence In NYC Leaves At Least 6 Wounded
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) - An investigation is underway after four men were shot in Brooklyn in two separate shootings.
Police say three of the men were shot inside Irving Square Park in Bushwick just after midnight.
All of the victims, who were between the ages of 23-31, are hospitalized in stable condition. Investigators say they're not cooperating with police.
Just two hours earlier, a man in his 40s was struck in the chest on 58th Street in Sunset Park. He was taken to NYU Langone Hospital in critical condition. No arrests have been made.
There was also a third shooting, this time in Manhattan. Police say two women, ages 38 and 26, were shot in Washington Heights just after 11 p.m. Friday. It happened in front of a bar on Dyckman Street.
They were taken to Harlem Hospital with gunshot wounds to their legs, and are stable.
The incident is under investigation.
Shootings in the city have gone up drastically this year. According to the latest numbers from the NYPD, there have been 829 incidents so far in 2021. That's up more than 150 from the same period last year.