Man, 24, arrested in Brooklyn shooting that left 8 injured: NYPD

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Police on Thursday arrested a man in connection to a 2021 shooting that left multiple victims injured in Brooklyn, according to authorities.

Officials said that 24-year-old Andrew Simpson was arrested in the August 16, 2021 shooting at 927 Dekalb Avenue that left eight people wounded.

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Simpson was charged with eight counts of attempted murder and reckless endangerment.

Police were searching for two unidentified men after a preliminary investigation revealed that the men exited a 4-door sedan, fired multiple rounds, returned to the car, and fled.

Three victims were 18-years-old, a 19-year-old woman, a 21-year-old woman, a 21, year-old woman, a 22-year-old woman, and two men ages 23 and 27, the NYPD said.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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