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2 Innocent Bystanders Shot In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police say two women were shot in Brooklyn on Monday evening.

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Officers were sent to Ditmas Avenue and East 21st Street in Flatbush just before 6 p.m. for a report of shots fired.

When they arrived on the scene, they found a 50-year-old woman and a 56-year-old woman suffered from gunshot wounds.

Both were transported to a local hospital. Police say both are in serious condition, but their injuries are not expected to be life-threatening.

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Police believe both victims were innocent bystanders.

No arrests have been made at this time.

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