Two men are dead and a third man was hospitalized in critical condition after gunfire at two separate scenes in Brooklyn, apparently happening just minutes apart.
The first of what police believe were two shootings happened around 10:45 p.m. Sunday near the corner of Flushing Avenue and Steuben Street in Clinton Hill.
Police responded to a park and found a man shot in the chest. The man, 30-year-old Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, was rushed to a nearby hospital but did not survive his injuries.
Only minutes later, according to police, there was another shooting outside a migrant shelter along Ryerson Street near Flushing Avenue.
Two men were found shot at the second scene, 21-year-old Enny DeJesus and an unidentified 59-year-old. A witness at the scene told NBC New York that he saw a couple of men riding a motorcycle coming down the street, heard gunfire, then saw one of the victims lying on the ground.
Police said DeJesus was struck by multiple gunshots and did not survive. The older man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
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âMy office is working with the New York City Police Department and local elected officials to get information about these shootings and inform the community," said New York State Attorney General Letitia James.
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DeJesus appears to have come to the U.S. in March 2024. The older man was identified by a friend only as Gregorio.
Police have not publicly confirmed whether the two shootings are connected. Detectives are looking into whether the shooting is tied to a Venezuelan gang. Police sources said investigators are looking into a possible connection to the Tren de Aragua criminal organization, which law enforcement said has been expanding in the country.
Witnesses told police at least one of the people killed may have been a bystander in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The migrant shelter was opened in April and is set up to house more than 700 single men.
No arrests have yet been made.
