Indian delivery driver fatally shot in Brooklyn

An Indian national was fatally shot in Brooklyn, New York, on Friday night, August 21, 2026, in an incident police suspect may have been an attempted robbery. The victim, identified as Gurdeep Singh, 28, was pronounced dead after being rushed to a hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest.

The shooting occurred at approximately 10 p.m. local time near Stanley Avenue in the East New York neighborhood. According to law enforcement officials, police officers responding to the scene found Singh with a gunshot wound. Emergency responders transported him to a medical facility, where he was declared dead. Surveillance footage obtained by investigators showed two individuals engaged in a physical altercation on the street, followed by a flash consistent with a gunshot. One man then collapsed, while the other entered a vehicle and fled the scene. Police searched the surrounding area for evidence through Saturday morning, August 22. No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.

Singh, who lived in Queens, had been working as a pizza delivery driver. His family in Jabowal village, Kapurthala district, Punjab, India, said he was attacked while on a delivery. His father,...