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Man Killed and Two Teens Hurt in Bed-Stuy Shooting

 Cornell Clarke, 21, was shot in the chest and killed on Sunday in Bed-Stuy. Two teens were also injured in the shooting, and are hospitalized in stable condition.
Cornell Clarke, 21, was shot in the chest and killed on Sunday in Bed-Stuy. Two teens were also injured in the shooting, and are hospitalized in stable condition.
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BEDFORD-STUYVESANT — A man was killed and two teens were injured Sunday in an early-morning shooting in Bed-Stuy, police said.

Officers arrived at 525 Quincy St. about 1 a.m. Sunday to find East New York resident Cornell Clarke, 21, shot in the chest. A 17-year-old girl was shot in the hip and a 19-year-old girl was shot in the buttocks and thigh, according to the NYPD.

All three were taken to Kings County Hospital, where Clarke was pronounced dead, police said. Both teens are in stable condition, according to the NYPD.

The shooting started during a college graduation party, according to News 12 Brooklyn.

Police had made no arrests and the investigation is ongoing, police said.