Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Man Shot on Atlantic Avenue

By Ben Fractenberg | December 17, 2012 5:06pm | Updated on December 17, 2012 6:24pm

CROWN HEIGHTS — A man was shot at a Crown Heights deli Monday afternoon, sources and witnesses said.

The man was shot about 3:30 p.m. at Atlantic and Buffalo avenues, according to sources and witnesses.

He was taken to Interfaith Medical Center in a private vehicle, sources said. 

His condition was not immediately known.

Police and the FDNY did not immediately have information about the shooting.

A witness said he saw someone who was standing outside the deli at the corner of Atlantic and Buffalo avenues fire a gun into the deli, leaving a bullet hole in the glass door.

After the shooting, blood spatters could be seen on the sidewalk outside the deli.