Man shot and killed near Kent and Dekalb in Brooklyn, NYPD says

July 13, 2025
New York City Police Department (NYPD) fleets of cruiser.
New York City Police Department (NYPD) fleets of cruiser.

A 27-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday night in Brooklyn, prompting an active homicide investigation, police said.

The shooting occurred around 9:23 p.m. near Kent Avenue and Dekalb Avenue, within the confines of the 79th Precinct and Police Service Area 3.

Responding officers arrived to find the victim with a gunshot wound to the torso. EMS transported him to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The victim’s identity is being withheld pending family notification. No arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing.