DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) — Police are investigating after a man was shot and killed inside a park in Downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday.

Officers responded to the McLaughlin Park just after 2 p.m. for reports of a male shot.

When they arrived, they found a 24-year-old man, unconscious and unresponsive, with a gunshot wound to the torso.

He was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition and later died.

There are no arrests, and the investigation remains ongoing.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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