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NYPD cops shoot and kill gunman, 20, who opened fire on two people on Brooklyn street

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Published March 18, 2024, 9:37 p.m. ET

Dramatic video footage captured the moment police shot and killed a gunman late Monday as he opened fire at a couple he was chasing down a Brooklyn street.

Footage obtained by The Post captured someone crying out as several gunshots went off at Remsen Avenue and East 57th Street.

A man and a woman could then be seen running away from the shooter just as an unmarked police vehicle screeched up to the curb.

NYPD officers investigate scene of officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn, placing small cones on street behind crime scene tape.
Police were dispatched to East Flatbush after 911 callers reported hearing gunshots and seeing a man with a gun. William Miller

Three officers then descended on the scene and opened fire, striking him several times.

The officers had been canvassing the East Flatbush neighborhood when they stumbled upon the terrifying incident, the NYPD previously announced.

The 20-year-old shooter, who was not immediately identified by authorities, was later pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital.

Scott had no prior criminal record. The two people he was chasing were not injured.

It was not immediately clear if Scott knew the pair or why he was chasing and shooting at them.

Police also released an image of the gun recovered from the scene.

The officers involved in the incident were taken to the hospital for observation.

A 60-year-old man was also shot on a nearby block, though police said it was unclear how that incident occurred.

NYPD officers investigate scene of officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn, where a car with its four doors open is behind crime scene tape.
When four responding officer in an unmarked car rounded a corner, they spotted a gunman chasing two people while firing shots at them, police said. Wayne Carrington
NYPD officers investigate scene of officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn.
The cops jumped out and shot the alleged gunman multiple times and he died at the hospital. Wayne Carrington

He is expected to survive his injuries.

“That’s what New York City police officers do every day,” NYPD Chief of Crime Control Strategies Michael LiPetri said on PIX11 Tuesday morning.

Black and silver handgun on street.
Police recovered the gun, pictured above, at the scene.
A NYPD officer investigates the scene of officer-involved shooting in Brooklyn, where a car with its four doors open is behind crime scene tape.
The man and woman the gunman was chasing were not injured but a 60-year-old man was shot nearby, though it’s unclear by whom. William Miller

“They drive towards gunfire, they run towards gunfire. They actively engaged in the individual that was firing at two other individuals,” he boasted, adding that “New York City police officers have averaged 4,000 gun arrests over the past three years. That is at a 25-year high.”