Brooklyn Double Shooting Leaves One Dead, Another Injured in Bushwick

Deadly Shooting in Bushwick

• 🎯 A double shooting occurred in Brooklyn's Bushwick neighborhood near Putnam and Central Avenues.
• 💔 One victim, identified as 39-year-old Raml Fiser of Brooklyn, was shot in the stomach and died.
• 👁️ A second victim, a 63-year-old man, was shot in his right eye and is recovering.

Investigation and Scene

• 🔍 Detectives spent over 12 hours searching for evidence, including potential shell casings, under cars at the scene.
• 🕯️ A candle was placed on the front steps of a home on Putnam Avenue, near Evergreen Avenue, in honor of the deceased.
• 📸 Police are canvassing the area for surveillance footage from numerous cameras on the block to identify the shooter.

Neighborhood Crime Context

• 📈 While murders and shootings are reportedly at record lows citywide, this Bushwick neighborhood has experienced a spike in violence.
• 🚨 This incident marks the sixth murder in the area this year, a significant increase from only one murder in the same area last year.
• 🗣️ Residents reported hearing gunshots, initially mistaking them for fireworks, before police arrived in large numbers.