Three dead, five hurt in bloody night across the Big Apple

Dean Balsamini
·2 min read
A composite photo of crime scenes involving a Brooklyn arson fire and persons shot
Three people were killed -- including an elderly man in a Brooklyn arson fire -- and five others hurt in separate incidents across the city, authorities said.

An elderly man was found dead after a fire in Brooklyn that authorities say was intentionally set — part of a deadly night in the Big Apple which saw two others killed and five hurt in separate incidents.

The body of the victim, 70, was discovered in a bedroom of 371 Monroe St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 11:15 p.m. Friday, and a woman, 65, was taken to Woodhull Hospital with smoke inhalation, police said.

The city medical examiner will determine the cause of death, but the FDNY fire marshal deemed the blaze was intentionally set.

Firefighters extinguishing a blaze at 371 Monroe St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 11:15 p.m. Wayne Carrington
Firefighters extinguishing a blaze at 371 Monroe St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 11:15 p.m. Wayne Carrington
Neighbors congregate next door to the arson blaze building on Monroe Street. Wayne Carrington
Neighbors congregate next door to the arson blaze building on Monroe Street. Wayne Carrington

The woman was being questioned in the fire probe, a law enforcement source said. The investigation is ongoing.

Less than an hour later, a man, 21, was shot in the head in front of 140 Moore St. in Williamsburg and pronounced dead at Elmhurst Hospital.

Later, another man, 20, walked into Woodhull Hospital with gunshot graze wounds to his head, ear and legs, claiming he was shot on the same street, cops said. There have been no arrests.

At around 1:10 a.m. Saturday, a woman was grazed in the neck by a bullet on the 2100 block of Union Street in Brownsville, Brooklyn, cops said.

The body of a 70-year-old arson fire victim is covered outside a building on Monroe Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Wayne Carrington
The body of a 70-year-old arson fire victim is covered outside a building on Monroe Street in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Wayne Carrington

The victim, 19, was in stable condition at Brookdale Hospital. There have been no arrests.

Shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday, a 27-year-old woman was slashed in the face and head in front of 1881 Walton Ave. in Mount Hope after two other women — armed with a knife and a gun — attacked her, The Bronx, police said.

She was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital. There have been no arrests.

At around 2:30 a.m. in East Harlem, a 19-year-old man was shot in the back while walking along the 1900 block of Park Avenue and later was in stable condition at Harlem Hospital, cops said. There have been no arrests.

A 19-year-old man was shot in the back while walking along the 1,900 block of Park Avenue in East Harlem, cops said. Citizen
A 19-year-old man was shot in the back while walking along the 1,900 block of Park Avenue in East Harlem, cops said. Citizen

The deadly episodes began in the Bronx shortly before 6 p.m. Friday when a man was shot in the right leg inside 1825 Topping Ave. in Mount Hope, police said.

The victim, 37, later died at St. Barnabas and a person was taken into custody, police said.