NYC man shot, killed by scooter-riding gunman in Brooklyn: Police

A scooter-riding gunman changeable and killed a man stepping adjacent his location successful Brighton Beach, cops said. 

The bullets flew astatine 2954 Brighton 12th Street astir 10 p.m. Friday, leaving Elijah Scott, 45, pinch aggregate gunshot wounds, constabulary said. He was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn but couldn’t beryllium saved. 

The shooter fled connected nan achromatic electrical scooter he was riding. It wasn’t clear if he fired while riding aliases stopped, cops said. The sidesplitting was nether investigation, constabulary said.

Friends group up a memorial for Scott successful nan hours aft his shooting.

“He had a awesome heart,” a man who identified himself arsenic a friend of nan unfortunate said.

“He was personification that cared for others,” nan friend said. “If thing bad was going on, he would get himself progressive to extremity it.”

Scott had 5 anterior arrests connected his rap sheet, pinch nan astir caller successful 2023 for criminal possession of a weapon, constabulary sources said.

The shooter was wearing a shot cap, achromatic overgarment and grey hooded sweatshirt, constabulary said.

Ballistics were recovered connected nan scene. Photos show astatine slightest a twelve grounds markers connected nan sidewalk. No further accusation was instantly available.