{"id":344960,"date":"2026-09-12T12:58:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344960\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T12:58:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T12:58:10","slug":"two-men-killed-in-playground-shooting-in-brooklyn-nypd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/344960\/","title":{"rendered":"Two men killed in playground shooting in Brooklyn: NYPD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) &#8212; Two men are dead after being shot on a Brooklyn playground on Friday, according to the police.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two men, aged 33 and 35, were shot inside Howard Playground at Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue just before 10:30 p.m., authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pix11.com\/\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Get ongoing crime and safety coverage on our homepage\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 33-year-old was found shot in the neck, while the 35-year-old was found shot in the chest and ankle, officials reported.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"899\" height=\"453\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wpix_new_york_city_ny_articles_672\/01c54b6332ffce40bda63a72ae1b5d93.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both men were taken to local hospitals, where they were pronounced dead, police said. There have been no arrests, and details surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Dominique Jack is a digital content producer from Brooklyn with more than five years of experience covering news. She joined PIX11 in 2024. More of her work can be found <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/pix11.com\/author\/dominique-jack\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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