Shooting on Butler Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured

A shooting on Butler Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues this morning at about 7:20am left a 43-year-old man dead and a 33-year-old man wounded, according to the NYPD. The victims have not been identified, and no arrests have been made.

The Post says a group of about 30 people came out of God’s Only Demons Motorcycle Club at that time, and witnesses say the gunman fired at least seven times into the crowd.

“They’ve been running private parties every weekend for the past year there,” a nearby business owner told the Post. “It’s getting out of control!”

This is the first homicide in the 78th Precinct in 2012 – there were also none in 2011. You can see the most recent crime stats here.

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