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

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.