A 53-year-old man was shot in the stomach on Snyder Avenue in East Flatbush on Tuesday evening, according to the NYPD.

Police said they responded to a 911 call just after 6 p.m. near the corner of Snyder and Utica avenues, where officers found the man with a gunshot wound to his stomach. The victim was transported to One Brooklyn Health-Brookdale Hospital Medical Center in stable condition.

The NYPD said no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing.

Despite the shooting, reported gun violence is down year over year in East Flatbush’s 67th Precinct, according to the most recently available NYPD data . As of Oct. 25, the precinct had recorded 10 shootings, down from 26 during the same period last year. The number of shooting victims also fell by nearly 65%, from 34 by Oct. 25, 2025, to 12 so far this year.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.

Olivia Seaman is a reporter for Brooklyn Paper, where she covers all things Brooklyn — from neighborhood news and local politics to culture, community voices and the everyday stories that help shape the borough.

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