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NYCHA worker injured in Brooklyn double shooting

By FOX 5 NY STAFF
Published  September 22, 2022 7:15pm EDT
Red Hook
FOX 5 NY

Brooklyn shooting injures NYCHA worker

A 33-year-old NYCHA worker was one of two people shot in Brooklyn on Thursday afternoon.

NEW YORK - The NYPD is searching for the suspect who shot a NYCHA worker and another person in Brooklyn on Thursday morning.

Police say that at around 11 a.m. in Red Hook, an unknown gunman shot a 52-year-old man who was the intended target, but also shot a 33-year-old NYCHA worker who was an innocent bystander. 

The 52-year-old is listed in critical but stable condition, while the 33-year-old is expected to make a full recovery.

So far, no arrests have been made. A nearby school was put on lockdown as a precaution. 

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Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Police say all calls are strictly confidential.