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Grave end in Gravesend

One man is dead and another is in critical condition after someone shot them in the deceased’s Stillwell Avenue apartment on May 26.

Police got a call at 11:17 pm reporting gunshots at a home between Avenue T and 86th Street in Gravesend, officials said. When they arrived, they found a pair of 26-year-old twins — one with a single gunshot wound to the torso and a second with several, police said.

Paramedics took the first man to Lutheran Hospital in critical condition, a police report states. They brought the second victim to Coney Island Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead, police said.

Officials identified the deceased as Galvin Becerra.

Police have made no arrests, and the investigation is ongoing, law enforcement sources said.

Anyone with information regarding the incident is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800) 577–8477. The public can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at www.nypdcrimestoppers.com or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577.

Reach reporter Max Jaeger at mjaeger@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260–8303. Follow him on Twitter @JustTheMax.