Teen fighting for life after Brooklyn headshot, days after other fatal shooting

A local teenager is fighting for his life after being shot in the head in East Flatbush early Tuesday.

The gunfire broke out at 12:19 a.m. on April 29 in the courtyard area of Flatbush Garden Apartments. Officers from the 67th Precinct found the 17-year-old male, whose identity has not been released, unconscious and unresponsive.

Paramedics rushed him to Kings County Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

The incident follows the fatal shooting of an 18-year-old in Coney Island on Sunday afternoon.

A longtime resident, Ronald Gibson, told Brooklyn Paper he was shocked to learn of yet another shooting in the area.

“I can’t believe this happened again. This is the third or fourth shooting I can remember here.” he said. “I am trying to get my family out of here. I have young sons, and this breaks my heart.”

An NYPD officer stands near the scene of Tuesday’s shooting in East Flatbush.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Late Tuesday morning, an officer was seen on foot patrol near the crime scene.

Year to date, shootings in Brooklyn South precincts are down slightly, with 21 incidents reported as of April 20, according to the most recent NYPD data. That marks a 25% decrease from the 28 shootings recorded during the same period last year.

Citywide, shootings have also declined, with 178 reported so far in 2025 compared to 217 during the same timeframe in 2024.

Anyone with information is asked to contact 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 anonymously online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by texting 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All calls and messages are strictly confidential.

Additional reporting by Meaghan McGoldrick O’Neil