Man killed in East New York shooting during possible road rage incident
Police say the shooting happened around 10 p.m. near 899 Crescent St.
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A 27-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest Friday night in East New York during a possible road rage incident, according to police.
Police say the shooting happened around 10 p.m. near 899 Crescent St.
"We tried to stop him," a deli owner who wished not to be identified said. "we're all shaken up."
The witness said he saw the moment an argument started between the 27-year-old man on a scooter and another man who was driving a car. That's when the witness said the driver of the car pulled out a gun.
"It clicked twice, the gun didn't go off. " he said. " We tried to calm them down."
When he realized there was no deescalating, he ran back into his store.
EMS took the man to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where he died.
The identity of the victim had not been released nor arrests had been made as of Saturday night.
