ExplainersBrooklyn Shooting Injures Three Near Woodhull Hospital

Brooklyn Shooting Injures Three Near Woodhull Hospital

Three people were injured after gunfire erupted in Brooklyn outside NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull, according to the FDNY. The incident took place near Flushing Avenue and Broadway in the Bedford–Stuyvesant neighborhood just after 3:30 p.m. Friday.

The victims, two juveniles and one adult, were immediately taken inside the hospital for treatment. Authorities have not disclosed their conditions, and no suspect descriptions have been released.

Victims Include Two Teenagers

Police reported that the first victim, a 33-year-old man, was shot in his left thigh and transported to Woodhull Hospital, where he was listed in stable condition.

Moments later, two teenagers walked into Woodhull seeking treatment. According to law enforcement sources:

  • 15-year-old girl: Graze wound to right foot
  • 16-year-old boy: Gunshot wound to the left side of his hip

Both teens were admitted and listed in stable condition.

Police Investigation Underway

Police said the gunfire occurred steps away from the medical center, at the corner of Marcus Garvey Boulevard and Broadway, just after 3:30 p.m. Friday. Officers from the 79th Precinct responded after receiving a 911 call.

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Bullets flew steps away from Brooklyn’s Woodhull Hospital on Friday afternoon in a shooting that left three people — including two teenagers — wounded, police said.

The NYPD confirmed that no arrests have been made, and the motive behind the shooting is still unclear. It is not known whether the victims were targeted.

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