A pair of shootings in Brooklyn on Monday afternoon left one man dead and two others wounded, police said.
In the first burst of gunplay, a 24-year-old man suffered two gunshot wounds to the torso at Avenue L and 95th St. in Canarsie.
Police responding to a 911 call found the victim badly wounded in doorway of the New Midway Deli & Grill just after 4 p.m., cops said.
He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
A local store manager, who recognized the victim as a frequent customer, said he saw the victim down in front of the bodega doorway.
“There were at least three shots and he was down, bleeding badly,” said Ronnie Kamis, 33. “I ran out and he was on the floor. The cops were pumping his chest, but he didn’t make it.”
He said that the shooting set off pandemonium on the block.
Everyone was yelling his name — ‘Nelson, Nelson,’” Kamis said.
He added that he didn’t know the victim well, but would often see him come into his store.
“He was a regular customer and a nice guy,” he said.
Police are looking for two men in their 30s in connection with the fatal shooting. One suspect wore a yellow sweater, grey pants and yellow sneakers, police said. The other suspect is slim and wore a blue hoodie with a yellow strip, black pants and white and black sneakers.
About two hours after the Canarsie murder, just before 6 p.m. two men were shot, one in the abdomen and the other in the leg at Rutland Rd. and Rockaway Parkway in Brownsville.
They were taken to Kings County Hospital and are expected to recover.
There’s no indication that the episodes were connected.