NEW YORK – Police are investigating a shooting that occurred during a Brooklyn party early Sunday morning that left two people dead and two in critical condition.
Officers responded to the outdoor party organized in East New York around 12:30 a.m. after the city’s gunfire detection system was activated, authorities said. Upon arrival, they found three people inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds.
Two of the three, both 36-year-old men, were pronounced dead in hospitals. The third occupant, a 51-year-old man, was in critical condition with injuries to his back, chest and right arm.
Two other men, one 37 and the other 32, were shot inside the event space. Police said the 32-year-old man was in critical condition with injuries to his chest and neck.
No arrests have been made and the shooting is under investigation.
The identities of the victims were withheld until the next of kin were notified.
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