# Two men killed in a Brownsville playground

> A Friday night shooting inside Howard Playground left two men dead and no one in custody.
- Title: Two men killed in a Brownsville playground · ABC7 New York
- Summary: A Friday night shooting inside Howard Playground left two men dead and no one in custody. Two men, 33 and 35, were shot dead inside Howard Playground in…
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- Source: ABC7 New York — https://abc7ny.com/post/2-men-fatally-shot-inside-howard-playground-brownsville-brooklyn/19822941
- Published: 2026-09-12T10:41:00+00:00
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- Topics: brooklyn, brownsville, shooting, nypd, crime, news, local
## Shots fired in a playground
Two men were shot and killed inside Howard Playground in Brownsville, Brooklyn on Friday night, according to police.

> Two men were fatally shot inside a playground in Brooklyn Friday night, police said.
## The call came at 10:23
Police responded to reports of shots fired inside the playground near Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue at about 10:23 p.m.
## Two men found wounded
Officers arriving on scene found a 33-year-old shot in the neck and a 35-year-old shot in the chest and ankle.
## Taken to two hospitals
The younger man was rushed to Interfaith Medical Center. The other was taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center.
## Both pronounced dead
Neither man survived. Both were pronounced dead at the hospitals where they were taken.
## No arrests yet
Nobody has been taken into custody and the NYPD investigation is still open.

> No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.
## Key takeaway

Two men, 33 and 35, were shot dead inside Howard Playground in Brownsville late Friday, and police have made no arrests.