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Man critically wounded in brazen shooting inside Downtown Brooklyn park

Officers found the victim unconscious and unresponsive inside McLaughlin Park just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Zoe Cosgrove

Sep 22, 2026, 3:03 PM

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A 24-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting at a park in Downtown Brooklyn, police say.

Officers found the victim unconscious and unresponsive inside McLaughlin Park just after 2 p.m. Tuesday.

The NYPD says he suffered a gunshot wound to the torso.

Paramedics rushed the man to Methodist Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition as of 3 p.m.

Information about what led up to the shooting - and who may have pulled the trigger - was not immediately available.

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