Brooklyn gunman kills one, wounds one by firing through window of Brownsville barbershop
One man was killed and another wounded when a gunman fired through a window at a Brooklyn barbershop, police said Saturday.
A group of people was inside the Champion Cutz Barber Shop on Chester St. near Lott St. in Brownsville at about 9:30 p.m. Friday when an unidentified man walked up to the window, pulled a gun and started shooting into the business.
“I was inside just enjoying myself and pop, pop, pop. Next thing I knew they were wheeling them out on stretchers,” said a witness to the carnage who who wished not to be named. “It’s crazy around here.”
A 45-year-old man was shot in the chest and rushed to Brookdale Medical Center, where he died. His name was not immediately disclosed. A second man, 28, was shot in the left leg and was expected to survive.
Police did not say if either man worked at Champion Cutz or were customers. The gunman was aiming at someone in the store, but it wasn’t clear who Saturday morning.
The gunman ran off. No arrests have been made.
Cops on Saturday were conducting a video canvass in the hopes of recovering images of the gunman.
