Brooklyn shooting at apartment building leaves woman seriously wounded

Brooklyn detectives are busy looking for the shooting suspect who seriously wounded a woman inside an apartment building on Tuesday.

Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened just after 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 26 at 399 St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights.

Officers from the 77th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the shooting, found the victim, a 49-year-old woman, with multiple gunshot wounds to her leg and arm.

EMS rushed her to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where she was listed in stable condition.

Law enforcement sources said the shooting happened just after 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 26 at 399 St. John’s Place in Prospect Heights.Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

During the investigation, police received information that the suspect had briefly barricaded himself inside a third-floor apartment. However, the perpetrator was not located after cops forced their way inside the residence, and followed up with a door-to-door search of the building.

Based on a preliminary investigation, police are looking into whether the shooting was sparked by a dispute over noise inside the building.

So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.

Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.

Through Aug. 24, the 77th Precinct had recorded eight shootings year-to-date, down from 18 reported at the same point in 2024.