PROSPECT HEIGHTS, Brooklyn (WABC) — A for-hire driver was shot in the head in the Prospect Heights section of Brooklyn.
The victim was found shot in the driver’s seat of his vehicle, a black Mercedes Benz SUV, on Lincoln Place just after 10 p.m. Thursday.
The 52-year-old was rushed to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in critical condition.
Witnesses reported seeing two men flee on foot from his vehicle.
A gun was recovered at the scene, but so far, police say they don’t know who the gun belongs to.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the police.
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