Brooklyn man, 71, shot in own home during attempted robbery, cops searching for 2 women

The house where a 71-year-old man was shot on Sunday, according to police.
The house where a 71-year-old man was shot on Sunday, according to police. Photo credit Google Street View

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 71-year-old man was shot in the chest in his Brooklyn home on Sunday as two women attempted to rob him, according to police.

The women knocked on his door on East 48th Street near Lenox Road in East Flatbush  around 5:10 p.m. and demanded cash, officials said.

When the victim refused to pay up, one of the women reportedly shot him in the chest.

The attackers fled in a black sedan, according to law enforcement.

Emergency responders rushed the man to the Kings County Hospital Center in stable condition.

He told authorities he did not know the women.

Police have not yet made any arrests.

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