Man, 35, fatally shot in face along Brooklyn street: police

A man was killed after being shot multiple times in the face in East New York Monday morning, police said.
A man was killed after being shot multiple times in the face in East New York Monday morning, police said. Photo credit Roger Stern

NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 35-year-old man was fatally shot in the face on a residential Brooklyn street Monday morning.

According to police, it happened just before 12 p.m. along Euclid Avenue near Sutter in East New York.

Alex, who works in a bodega several feet away, said he heard six shots.

"I thought it was in the store because it was loud," he said. "It was real loud."

EMS rushed to the scene, and the man, later identified as Eric Rentas, was pronounced dead.

Police are now looking for two men in their 20s.

Meanwhile, a man from East New York said he was surprised by the shooting.

"I know everything that happens with the subway system and everything else, but out here, I haven't heard too much this close in a long time, actually," the man added.

Featured Image Photo Credit: Roger Stern