Two people were wounded in a shooting outside a deli named “Peace and Love” in Brooklyn Friday, cops said.
A 25-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman were struck during the gunfire outside the Peace and Love Deli and Grill on Rutland Road near E. 96th St. in Canarsie around 2:35 p.m., according to law enforcement.
A witness said the wounded man, a worker at the deli, was arguing with the gunman outside when the shooting started.
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Police on the scene investigating a shooting where a man was shot in the back and a woman was hit in the hand after a fight with a gunman outside of the Peace & Love Deli on Glenwood Rd. on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Kerry Burke/New York Daily News)
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Police on the scene investigating a shooting where a man was shot in the back and a woman was hit in the hand after a fight with a gunman outside of the Peace & Love Deli on Glenwood Rd. on Friday, July 17, 2026. (Kerry Burke/New York Daily News)
“It started as a fight outside the store. There was a shot, and they ran into the deli,” said the witness, who asked to remain anonymous.
The man was hit in the back and the woman was wounded in her left hand, police said.
Medics rushed both victims to Brookdale Medical Center where they are expected to survive.
Cops are looking for two men dressed in dark-colored clothing and wearing ski masks who were last seen fleeing on foot.
There were no arrests.