Police Searching For Gunman In Brownsville Double Shooting
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man was killed and an innocent bystander was injured in a double shooting in Brooklyn early Saturday morning.
The incident happened as the city continues to deal with a surge in gun violence, CBS2's Kiran Dhillon reported.
Detectives flooded the scene in Brownsville just after 2 a.m. The violence took the life of a 32-year-old man and injured a teenager in the process.
"Very shocking. It's just too much crime," one area resident said.
"I'm speechless. I don't even have any words because I'm living right there," another person said.
The shooting happened near the Ralph Avenue Rehab public housing development on East New York Avenue.
The NYPD said the two victims were hit when a gunman started blasting bullets into a group.
An 18-year-old woman, who police said was hit by accident, was found around the corner with a gunshot wound to her right arm. She is expected to survive.
"Frightening. That's really frightening. No words, honestly. They do need to stop the gun violence. They do, because there's a lot of young kids who do walk around here by themselves going to school and it needs to stop," one person said.
The deadly incident was part of a rise in gun violence, one that's impacting communities across the city.
As of Aug. 1, there was a 15.8% increase in shootings this year compared the same period in 2020.
On Wednesday night, 42-year-old Delia Johnson was shot to death in Brooklyn. Disturbing video shows a woman casually walk up to Johnson and fire shots at point-blank range before getting back in a white SUV and driving off.
"I never dreamed of losing any of my children to this kind of violence," Johnson's mother said.
The NYPD said it has reassigned officers to hot-spot neighborhoods, confiscated more guns, and initiated gang takedowns in the hope of curbing the violent trend.
Still, many people in Brownsville are calling for even more officers and better gun control laws.
"It's too much. It makes me not want to go out and do anything anymore," one resident said.
Until they see the change, many people in the neighborhood said they'll be staying inside after dark and watching their backs when they're outside.
CBS2's Kiran Dhillon contributed to this report.