NEW YORK, NY – Gunfire erupted near a park in Sheepshead Bay at around 5 pm on Halloween. When police arrived, they found a man dead, and a woman shot multiple times.
The New York City Police Department said the incident happened outside the Sheepshead Houses located on Avenue V.
Initial reports suggested the female victim was shot in the chest and twice in the legs. Two blocks away, a 29-year-old male was found shot dead with gunshot wounds to the chest. Police say the gunman chased the man from the location where the woman was found.
The incident happened in a busy section of the neighborhood as trick-or-treating was starting in the neighborhood.
The woman was in stable condition, according to the NYPD.