Police: 5 people shot, including 6-year-old boy, at large Crown Heights gathering

Police say five people, including a 6-year-old boy, were shot overnight at a large gathering in Crown Heights.

News 12 Staff

Sep 7, 2020, 11:33 AM

Updated 1,327 days ago

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Police say five people, including a 6-year-old boy, were shot overnight at a large gathering in Crown Heights.

It's unsure whether the gathering was a J'Ouvert celebration, but CitizenApp captured the scene just before 3 a.m. at the intersection of Nostrand Avenue and Crown Street.

News 12 is told three adult men, one adult woman and a six-year-old boy were all shot and taken to Kings County Hospital. They're all expected to be OK.
Police say they have two people in custody and that the investigation is still ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call police.


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