May 6, 2009 / Brooklyn news / Police Blotter / DUMBO

Gunfire in DUMBO’s Wild Wild East

By Thomas Tracy

Community Newspaper Group

Gunfire ripped through a gentrifying corner of DUMBO last week, injuring two men in separate shootings just a few hours apart.

In the first incident, a man told police that he was standing near the corner of York and Gold street at around 3 pm on April 25 when someone opened fire, hitting the victim in both legs.

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Despite the pain, the victim jumped into his 2004 Toyota 4 Runner and sped off — but didn’t get far before he lost control and crashed.

Another man was shot in the leg after parking his car on Bridge Street near York Street at around 5 am the next day.

He told police that a group of men was fighting nearby when he heard three or four shots and suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left leg.

Cops said they don’t know if the shooting incidents were related.

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Fourth Estate from DUMBO says:

Perhaps the Brooklyn Paper should consult a neighborhood map as Gold St is not in DUMBO, it is in Vinegar Hill.

May 11, 2009, 12:45 pm

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