Pair of NYC shootings minutes apart leave 2 dead in Brooklyn

Pair of NYC shootings leave 2 dead

A pair of shootings near a Brooklyn migrant shelter left two people dead and one in critical condition, the NYPD said. FOX 5 NY's Briella Tomassetti has the details.

BROOKLYN - A pair of NYC shootings just minutes apart in Brooklyn left two men dead and another injured, the NYPD said.

First shooting

The first shooting happened on Sunday just before 10:45 p.m. at Steuben Playground, located at the intersection of Flushing Avenue and Steuben Street.

When officers arrived, they found a man in his 30s who had been shot in the chest. He was rushed to Methodist Hospital, where he died from his injuries.

The victim has been identified as Arturo Jose Rodriguez-Marcano, who was unhoused.

Second shooting

According to police, less than 10 minutes later, gunfire rang out again only a few blocks away.

The second shooting happened outside a migrant shelter on Ryerson Street in Clinton Hill.

Police say 21-year-old Enny DeJEsus Urbina Mendez was shot multiple times and rushed to Bellevue Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A second victim, a 59-year-old man, sustained a gunshot wound to the head and is listed in critical condition.

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Law enforcement sources tell The New York Post all the victims are migrants.

Police had no immediate description of any suspects. Investigators did say they're looking into whether a scooter riding gunman was struck by a car while taking off near Taft Place and Park Avenue. No arrests have yet been made. The motive behind the shootings remains unclear.

According to the latest crime statistics from the NYPD, shooting incidents decreased in the 88th Precinct year to date from six to two. Shooting victims, on the other hand, went down from seven to three, not including the latest victims of gun violence.