Brooklyn Man Fatally Shoots Girlfriend, Breaks His Leg After Leaping From Apartment Building
Police respond to a homicide inside a second-floor apartment at 178 Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn on Thursday. (Gardiner Anderson/for New York Daily News)
(IBEXNews) - A Brooklyn woman was shot dead by her paramour, who then broke his leg as he jumped out of a window, police said.
The 33-year-old woman was shot in the chest and leg by the man in an apartment at 178 Rockaway Pkwy. near Winthrop St. in Brownsville.
She was discovered about 4:20 p.m. Medics took her to Brookdale Hospital, where she died.
About 35 minutes earlier, the 39-year-old alleged shooter jumped from the rear of the building. He was found after officers arrived at the scene, police said.
The man was taken to Kings County Hospital in stable condition, and has been placed in police custody.
He had not been formally charged as of Thursday night.
