Brooklyn shooting: Man, 23, shot in both legs outside apartment building in Coney Island

Police in Brooklyn found the victim shot once in each leg outside 3325 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island while responding to the scene.

Published on: Sep 7, 2025, 06:13:12 IST

By Sumanti Sen

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A man was shot in both legs outside an apartment building in Brooklyn Saturday afternoon, September 6, the New York Post reported. Police found the man, 23, shot once in each leg outside 3325 Neptune Avenue in Coney Island. They were responding to the scene around 4:20 pm, the outlet cited an NYPD rep as saying.

Brooklyn shooting: Man, 23, shot in both legs outside apartment building in Coney Island (Pixabay - representational image)

The victim was taken to NYU Langone Hospital in Brooklyn in stable condition. The area was cordoned off as police investigated the shooting. No arrests have been made yet, and an investigation is underway.

Twins shot in Brooklyn

This shooting comes just days after a pair of twins, 20, were shot in Brooklyn. While one of the men died, the other was wounded. The incident took place along Euclid Avenue and Sutter Avenue in Cypress Hills on Thursday, September 4, around 2:40 pm, according to ABC 7.

Officers arrived at the scene to find one of the victims with a gunshot wound to the chest. The other had a gunshot wound to his leg and a graze wound to his head.

The twins were rushed to Brookdale Hospital Medical Center, where the one shot in the chest, identified as Brooklyn resident Darius Coles, was pronounced dead. The other man was reported to be in stable condition. The suspect may have fled on a bicycle, according to police.

The shooting took place in front of a Chinese restaurant about three blocks away from the victims’ home, according to New York Daily News. A witness revealed that there was an “altercation between two guys and another guy,” after which two gunshots were heard and the witness “saw bodies on the floor.”

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Sumanti Sen
Sumanti Sen covers everything that’s happening in the US, from politics to entertainment, but her expertise lies in covering crime news. She has comprehensively chronicled the Idaho student murders, the Laken Riley and Iryna Zarutska cases, and the killing of Charlie Kirk, among other incidents. Over the years, she has interviewed several victims/families of victims of crimes seeking justice. She digs up stories that might otherwise remain unheard, and does her bit to ensure that victims and survivors’ voices are heard. Sumanti’s many years of experience also include interviews with Hamas attack survivors and mental health experts, among others. Her coverage of the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel and interviews with survivors of the tragedy, coupled with her other works including the Titan submersible coverage, earned her the Digi Journo of the Quarter award during her first year at Hindustan Times. Sumanti actively tracks missing person cases in the United States, and peruses Reddit and other social media platforms to bring to light cases that frequently elude public attention. She has extensively covered the disappearances of Nancy Guthrie, Thomas Medlin, Beau Mann, and Sudiksha Konanki, among others. When not at work, you will either find her with her novels, or with her beloved rescue pooches.Read More

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