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Three Injured In Bushwick Car Wash Shooting
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Jen Chung
Published Apr 25, 2010
Modified Apr 25, 2010
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Published Apr 25, 2010
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Yesterday afternoon, three people were shot at a Brooklyn car wash, the Magic Car Wash and Lube on Bushwick Avenue. According to the Post, "A gunman unleashed a fusillade of bullets, hitting an employee and two men waiting for their car."
Two men in a Dodge Magnum were waiting while the car got an oil change and wash. While they were waiting, a man walked up and started firing, hitting them and an employee. Another employee said, "He made two shots and then after that he came straight to the edge of the car and made four more shots." The Post says, "The 37-year-old employee, who police said appeared to be the intended target, but did not immediately identify, was hit once in the arm. The two customers, aged 29 and 20, were each hit in the legs."
However, WPIX reports that the target was one of the men in the Dodge Magnum, "The targeted man was shot in the arm and his friend was hit in the leg, both sustaining non-life threatening injuries. The Magic Car Wash employee who was drying off the vehicle at the time of the attack was also hit in the leg."
All three victims were taken to area hospitals and are in stable condition. The police are investigating—the gunman was allegedly seen running down Bushwick Avenue.
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Jen Chung is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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