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FBI Agent Shot in the Shoulder in Brooklyn

NEW YORK — An FBI agent was shot in the shoulder in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, the New York Police Department said.

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Jeffery C. Mays
, New York Times

NEW YORK — An FBI agent was shot in the shoulder in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon, the New York Police Department said.

The agent was taken to Kings County Hospital Center and was listed in stable condition.

“We are aware of the situation,” an FBI spokeswoman in Washington said.

Paramedics transported a second man from the scene of the shooting to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center with a gunshot wound, officials said. He was also listed in stable condition.

The shooting took place around 3:30 p.m. near the intersection of East 92nd Street and Avenue N in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Police officials say the FBI was involved in an operation in the area at the time of the shooting.

No additional details were immediately available.

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