1BROOKLYN, NY – A 42-year-old man was killed Friday night after being shot multiple times during an assault outside a residential building in Flatbush, police said.

Officers responded to a 911 call around 8:38 p.m. for an assault in front of 80 East 18th Street, where they found the victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the left leg and abdomen.

Emergency medical personnel rushed the man to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Police have not released the victim’s name pending notification of his family.

Gunman fled scene as police canvass neighborhood

Detectives from the 70th Precinct are leading the investigation and spent Friday night canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance footage.

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