BHB Photo by Marc Hermann
Shots rang out in front of 101 Clark St. just before 7:00 p.m., leaving a man wounded on the sidewalk. The victim, a resident of the building, was hit twice in the back, and is recovering at Bellevue Hospital.
“I heard the shots and I looked over and I saw this young kid with a gun, and shoot it again, and then ran off,” said one witness.
Other witnesses said there were two men, one of whom was carrying a backpack. Both fled east on Clark St., where one jumped in to a red SUV.
Meanwhile, neighbors attempted to render aid to the victim.
“He was moaning and saying that he couldn’t move. Then we went over to him and asked him if he had been shot and he said he didn’t know, he thought so,” said one resident of the building. “We asked him if he was in pain, he said ‘yes,’ he said he couldn’t move. At some point, somebody moved him somewhat, and we were able to see that he was bleeding.”
A woman identified as the victim’s mother appeared on the street shortly after the incident, crying out “my son! My son!” She rode in another ambulance and followed her son to the hospital.
The incident shocked the normally peaceful block. “I’m shaking. I have to admit that until I actually saw the blood, I was maybe a little…not believing it was real, but then once I saw it I really started to feel very shaky, and this is totally out of keeping with this building, with this neighborhood, it’s not at all what you would expect here,” said the witness.
This is absurd. Just ridiculous.
Terrible news. BTW, what type of building is 101 Clark St – it is low income housing or rental – I ask as I never see places for sale in the block..?
Holy crap – am curious to see what develops, whether this was targeted or random.
I believe that the building is a Mitchell Lama subsidized co-op. The units can only be sold back to the co-op itself, basically at the same price as the original purchase.
I just hope this guy isn’t paralyzed. I have met many people who were the victims of gun violence who end up in wheelchairs.
Very sad about this young man, a neighbor of mine at 101 Clark Street. Let us who believe, pray for his full recovery along with strength and faith for his mother. Let’s also hope the shooters get caught and punished to the fullest extent of the law.
No, we are not a low income building. Why would anyone think that?
Info about 101 Clark St / 10 Clinton Street:
There were originally three hi-rise buildings along Cadman Plaza constructed in the mid 60′s that were all middle-income Mitchell Lama co-ops. The middle building at 75 Henry Street (Whitman Close) opted out of the HPD operated program (providing subsidies for affordable housing) and went private some years ago. The Cadman Plaza North building (at Middaugh Street) is unrelated to the Clark / Clinton Street buildings except that they are still middle income co-ops, not yet privatized. Info about the Mitchell Lama program and locations of buildings throughout the boros can be found on the HPD website.
Personal note:
This has been a wonderful and unique housing program that served hundreds of thousands of families in NYC with affordable apartments. Such a shame now that so many greedy folks in my complex and others in NYC think they are entitled to cash in by going private after they’ve benefitted from living in Mitchell Lama apartments. That kind of “I got mine– forget about you and everyone else” mentality does nothing for me. There are still hundreds of thousands of young, growing families and hard working people desperate for a decent apartment in a decent neighborhood who deserve to have the same opportunities we have been fortunate enough to enjoy all these years.
There have been ten shootings that I know of in Red Hook this year- only a few blocks from here. None of them have made the blogs.
@MamaBe
Kudos on your personal note, well put. The “I got mine– forget about you and everyone else, mentality” does nothing good for the neighborhood or the world, for that matter.
Terrible! Makes one think that one might be “in-the-wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time” even in BH…..
Wasn’t there an incident with a man being beat to death in Park Slope on Saturday night? Report said he was a family man and it appeared to be a random act.
@junkersfeld – here’s the story about Park Slope, doesn’t seem random if you read the whole article..
http://bit.ly/cbE5nO
There was another incident in Park Slope last night on 12th and 5th. The victim was beat to death by approximately 20 individuals. Personally, I’m not use to hearing about violence of this type in areas like Park Slope and Brooklyn Heights, especially in the same evening. Frankly, I find it alarming.
Didn’t read your note, thanks Homer.
There went the neighborhood! Time to move out kids.
Outta Here – 1 bedroom for sale on Montague Street.
who needs this? I know it’s still Brooklyn but I didn’t move to BH to get shot. I live on Monroe and leave at 5:45 in the morning. Just the incentive I need to move way out east, just not sure what I’ll do for a living.
@ F & K Goodbye, Brooklyn is no place for you….
Could it be drug related? We live across from the Clark Street station and we have seen a lot of sketchy action nearby followed by police cars heavily patrolling the area…
How’s about somebody contact the precinct, get a copy of the police report and then report back with relevant and/or salient details? Since no other paper of record appears to have yet picked up the story, this will be a BHB exclusive.
Dear Brooklyn Heights Residents,
Don’t race for the exits. This was not a random shooting. When u play u pay.
Hey Arch Stanton,
You can roll around in the muck with the rest of the subhumans. Good luck to you.
You must be some kind of tough guy.
There’s a brief story in today’s Daily News that describes the victim as “troubled” and having an arrest record.
I must say, “Brooklyn Heights gunman” is not a phrase I expected to see in a headline.
Let’s face it, this crime was probably drug related or something of that ilk. I don’t think we have to worry about random drive-by shootings quite yet.
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Quite hysterical reaction to want to move out of BH over this, don’t ya think? Get a grip on yourselves people!
(I guess you want 101 Clark St to be sold to the Watchtower now.)
Having read both stories, it doesn’t appear that either of these incidents (Heights and Slope) was random, although less is known about the Clark Street shooting. It’s not like we live in a castle or a gated community and intruders crossed the moat or got past the guards. It’s a neighborhood, like any other, populated by all types of residents, and the odds are that something will happen from time to time. Of course it’s upsetting when it happens where you live, in an area where you’d like to think you’re safe, but that’s not the reality of it. And reacting to it with hysteria doesn’t solve anything.
As far as 101 Clark, there’s nothing ‘low-income’ about it – and thank you, MamaBe for explaining that.
And, just to clarify Mamabe’s description of the 3 tower buildings – 75 Henry (Whitman Owner) was never a Mitchell Lama development, it was built under N.Y. State J51 Tax Abatement and was majority voted to privitize when the abatement ended.
The residents of the neighborhood ask you to PLEASE take this picture down. This family has been through enough. No other news source decided to post a picture of this poor, troubled boy.
Please, please, take the photo down and respect the privacy of the family.
Photographers have been covering news for 150 years. I assume, Cadman, you have purposefully avoided gleaning any understanding of world or local events from published photographs. You have a lot of catching up to do if you intend to demand censorship of public news events.
Boy? He’s a 28 year old man who, from the sounds of it, was involved in some sort of organized crime. You can’t even see his face in the picture. Get a grip! There’s no invasion of privacy.
the gothamist and ny daily news published photos too
This guy had prior arrests and sounded shady. If he got shot, you can probably be sure he had it coming to him, probably drug related, BHeights neighborhood is still safe.
Wouldn’t it be great if we could make the Promenade a gated area for Heights residents only? Just like Gramercy Park, where the residents have a key to access it.
Everyone else can go down to the new Brooklyn Bridge Park.
Most shootings are not random. He didn’t deserve to be shot, and the guy in Park Slope didn’t deserve to be beaten to death, but neither of those things would have happened if the “victims” had been doing the right thing. I’ll save my sympathy for people like the 2 year old girl who was shot in Coney Island the other night because her “parents” had her outside in the middle of the night and she was caught in the cross fire when two thugs decided to settle an argument by shooting at each other.
N.,no, it wouldn’t be. Insularity is exactly what BH doesn’t need.
Cadman Resident — I have zero idea who the victim is, and I would bet that, once they release his name and a “studio,” Facebook grab, or graduation picture, I still won’t know who he is. I hope he recovers (in all possible ways), and that he and his family heal from this.
Almost every story I read in the news is augmented by photos: they add a face — a human reality — to a report. And I completely agree with Weegee and Willowtown Cop in their positions, and the absolute value of documenting events and apportioning of sympathy. I also want to acknowledge the great response of the men and women of the 84, and I am sure the shooter will get nailed.
This question is off topic, but it does relate to crime in the area. Was the perpetrator (I love that word) who pistol whipped my neighbor on Pierrepont Street ever apprehended?
You guys really need to find something better to do with your time then discuss this shooting any further. The victim is someone I grew up with in the neighborhood and although he may have a record, he is still a person with a good heart and would help any one of you if you were put in the same position. You need to stop posting things about this and let his family take care of this situation on their own without a bunch of nosey neighbors discussing this on a website. The neighborhood is still safe, we all know this, so move on to a different topic. Sorry to sound annoyed, but enough is enough already.
Friend: How is it that a person “with a good heart” and one who “would help any one of [us]” has a record of numerous arrests?
I second what “Friend” had to say and also grew up with the victim. Sometimes people step on the wrong person’s toes and they pay the price, that’s how we all grew up. Our buddy knew the potential consequences of his actions, but never hurt anyone intentionally. The past can catch up with you, such was the case here. Just because someone has a rap doesn’t mean they’re scum. Understand that most of your neighbors aren’t saints, but they’re still neighbors nonetheless. Regardless of my past, I would give the shirt off my back to any of my neighbors. You live in Brooklyn, not Sesame Street. Wise up, people.
It’s a very sad story and he happen top be a friend. His name was Hunter Metric and he passed October 10.
He was a wonderful friend and father to his daughter. He will be missed by many.
i hate ignorant people.just because you have a criminal record doesnt mean ur a bad person.some people got to do what they have to do to survive.But i guess alot of u liberal/pu??Y bas##rds wouldnt understand that.This kid was a stand-up man another thing u people wouldnt understand.SO just let him REST IN PEACE and leave ur comments to urself if u didnt know him..
I have know him since I was 15. Nothing has shaken me further, for the last few days I have just been trying to figure out how things could have been different. We all make mistakes in our lives, but no one deserves to have their life taken. Free will is all we have, and my friend’s was taken. Do not comment about what you don’t know. All I can say is when the chips were down, he stood up for me. Maybe he didnt have the same opportunities as I did, but in the turbulent years of adolescence when I needed a friend the most, he was there.
Wait this guy died?? Is it from the same incident? I’m confused.
Yes, StreetSmartz, the man died. To his friends, I mourn your loss, most especially for the sake of his daughter. For whatever reason, he seems to have chosen a path in life that was prone to danger, although he may have felt safe in his own neighborhood. Unfortunately, it was a path that doesn’t allow for one bad decision.