NYC is hit by two fatal shootings just hours apart: One victim is killed beside busy subway station in Williamsburg during rush hour as Big Apple shootings spike by 26%
Two men were killed and two others were injured in two separate shootings in Brooklyn on Thursday night - one of which happened beside a busy subway station during rush hour.
Augustin Santiago, 34, was fatally shot in the chest in Williamsburg right by the Marcy Avenue J-M-Z Subway station at 5:50pm, while 28-year-old Aaron Vincent died after being struck in the throat during a triple shooting in Canarsie.
Suspects in both shootings fled the scene and no arrests have been made as of yet, NYPD said.
The shootings are the most recent ones in a violent week that has seen New York City record a staggering 26 percent spike in shootings over the last month compared to the same period last year.
Over the last 28 days, there have been 151 shootings, a 26 per cent jump compared to the 120 recorded for the same period last year.
The deadly shootings also come the same week that a Bronx man was shot in the head and killed, and his 18-year-old girlfriend was injured in their white BMW after three masked men pulled up beside them and fired multiple times at the couple.
Two men were killed and two other were injured in two separate shootings in Brooklyn on Thursday night. Pictured is the scene of the Williamsburg shooting
Shortly before, 6pm police responded to a 911 call of a male shot in the vicinity of 296 Broadway, right by the Marcy Avenue subway station
Responding officers encountered an unconscious 34-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the chest
The shootings are the most recent ones in a violent week that has seen New York City record a staggering 26percent spike in shootings compared to the same period last year
Several bullet holes were seen on the car following the shooting in Bronx on Sunday
Police responded to a shooting in Williamsburg shortly before 6pm on Thursday after residents made 911 calls reporting that a man had been shot near the Brooklyn-bound steps of the Marcy Ave subway stop.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found 34-year-old Augustin Santiago with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Santiago was taken to the nearly Woodhull NYC Health hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the suspect fired at least three rounds in what sources have described as 'a drug-related shooting,' before fleeing the scene on foot.
In a separate shooting in Canarsie, Aaron Vincent, 28, was fatally struck in the throat outside a restaurant at 80th Street and Flatlands Ave around 6.30pm
When they arrived to the crime scene, officers found a 28-year-old male with a gunshot wound to the throat
Aaron Vincent was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk by police and was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead
In a separate shooting in Canarsie, Aaron Vincent, 28, was fatally struck in the throat outside a restaurant at 80th Street and Flatlands Ave around 6.30pm.
Vincent was found lying unconscious on the sidewalk by police and was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Two other men, 32 and 38, were struck in the right arm and in the right foot, respectively.
Police said the men arrived at Brookdale on their own and are being treated for their injuries at the hospital. Their condition is stable.
The are being 'highly uncooperative' when questioned, police said.
The shooting appeared to be targeted and all the victims had criminal records, police added.
In the Canarsie shooting, two other men, 32 and 34, were struck in the right arm and in the right foot, respectively
Police said the injured men arrived at Brookdale on their own and are being treated for their injuries at the hospital. Their condition is stable
According to witnesses who spoke to officers, a man dressed in black fled the scene of the shooting in Canarsie in a white sedan after firing shots at Vincent and other two men
There are no arrests in regard at this time and the investigation remains ongoing, police said. Above, investigators search for evidence at East 80 Street and Flatlands Avenue
Investigators at the crime scene in Canarsie. Police have asked anyone with information about the shootings to call the Crime Stoppers line at 800-577-TIPS (8477)
According to witnesses who spoke to officers, a man dressed in black fled the scene in a white sedan after firing shots at Vincent and the other two men.
Police have said both investigations are ongoing and no arrests have been made as of yet.
Police have asked anyone with information about the shootings to call the Crime Stoppers line at 800-577-TIPS (8477).
In the Bronx on Sunday, men pulled up in their black BMW sedan beside Sergio Jimenez, 21, with one of the killers sticking his body out of the car's sunroof armed with a gun.
Another man is seen in the horrifying footage firing from the back seat while a third gunman leaps out of the car to begin shooting at the couple.
The third gunman appears to have trouble reloading his gun after firing multiple shots, giving up and getting back into the car before all three of them drove off.
EMS pronounced Jimenez, the father of a three-year-old boy, dead, and his girlfriend was taken to BronxCare Health System to be treated for gunshot wounds to her hand and back. She was listed in stable condition.
Sergio Jimenez, 21, (left) was shot in the head and killed inside his BMW on Sunday night. He is pictured with family during a birthday party
After the shooting in the Bronx, the suspect lost control of the BMW, which rolled down a hill and struck parked vehicles
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