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Man Killed in Crown Heights Double Shooting, Cops Say

February 20, 2013 8:22am | Updated February 20, 2013 10:08pm
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CROWN HEIGHTS — A man was killed early Wednesday morning when a gunman opened fire on him and a woman as they sat in a car on President Street, cops said.

George Smith, 34, a Brooklyn resident, was in the driver's seat when he was shot in the head about 12:45 a.m. in front of 1724 President St., according to NYPD.

A 38-year-old woman, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition with a graze wound to her head, police said.

No arrests have been made.

The circumstances of the shooting remain unclear.

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