A shocking daytime shooting in Brooklyn near an auto body shop on Tuesday left a man dead and a suspect still at large, police reported.
Cops found the victim, a man in his mid-20s, near 10 Meserole St. in Williamsburg at about 2:20 p.m. on March 11.
The borough has been rocked with gun violence in recent days, including two fatal shootings that occurred in Bedford-Stuvyesant and Broadway Junction last weekend.
Officers from the 90th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the incident, found the victim with a gunshot wound to his head and in traumatic arrest. The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.
EMS units rushed the wounded man to Elmhurst Hospital, but he could not be saved and was pronounced dead a short time later.
Tuesday’s shooting stunned residents in an area within the 90th Precinct, which has seen a 17.96% drop in major crimes year-to-date, according to the most recent CompStat report.
Only one shooting had occurred in the 90th Precinct so far in 2025 until Tuesday; this was also the first reported homicide in the command this year.
“This is shocking for this area,” one woman said. “I can’t remember the last time this happened here.”
Throughout the afternoon, homicide detectives from Patrol Borough Brooklyn North combed the area for evidence connected to the shooting — including a BMW parked nearby.
So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information regarding Tuesday’s shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
