Man critically wounded in Flatlands gas station shooting, suspect still at large

Brooklyn South detectives and officers from the 63rd Precinct are searching for a suspect in a shooting that left a man critically injured Thursday.

Officers responded around 4:54 p.m. to a gas station at East 59th Street and Flatlands Avenue, where they found a 28-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back. Paramedics took him to Brookdale Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.

Police tape surrounds a Mercedes-Benz at the scene of a shooting in Brooklyn’s Flatlands neighborhood on March 6, 2025. Authorities are searching for the suspect.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

NYPD detectives examine a Mercedes-Benz at the scene of a shooting in Brooklyn’s Flatlands neighborhood on March 6, 2025.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Emergency Service Unit officers taped off a Mercedes-Benz while searching for evidence. No arrests have been made, and the motive remains unknown.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or on X @NYPDTips.