Coverage dated September 12, 2026

Police identify men killed in playground shooting in Brooklyn

Headline from Pix11

BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Police have revealed the identities of two men who were shot and killed on a playground in Brooklyn on Friday night. Antoine Utsey, 35, and Deon Miller, 33, were fatally shot inside Howard Playground just before 10:30 p.m., authorities announced on Saturday morning.

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  1. NBC New York

    Victims identified in Howard Playground shooting that killed two men (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Police investigate a deadly shooting inside Howard Playground in Brownsville, Brooklyn Friday night.

  2. ABC 7 New York

    2 men fatally shot inside Howard Playground in Brownsville, Brooklyn (opens ABC 7 New York)

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    ABC 7 New York's feed description

    Police responded to reports of shots fired inside Howard Playground, near Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue, around 10:23 p.m.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    Two men shot and killed inside Brooklyn playground Friday night (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    FOX 5 New York's feed description

    Two men were shot and killed late Friday night inside a playground in Brooklyn, prompting a double homicide investigation by the NYPD. Officers responded to reports of shots fired around 10:23 p.m. inside Howard Playground, near the intersection of Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue in Brow…

  4. Pix11

    Two men killed in playground shooting in Brooklyn: NYPD (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Two men are dead after being shot on a Brooklyn playground on Friday, according to the police. The two men, aged 33 and 35, were shot inside Howard Playground at Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue just before 10:30 p.m., authorities said.

  5. amNewYork

    Two men shot dead at Brooklyn playground; police still searching for their killers (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    Detectives in Brooklyn are looking for the suspect who shot two men dead inside a playground on Friday night. Police said the bloodshed occurred just before 10:25 p.m. on Sept. 11 inside the Howard Playground, located at the corner of Mother Gaston Boulevard and Glenmore Avenue, within the Howard Ho…

  6. Pix11

    Police identify men killed in playground shooting in Brooklyn (opens Pix11)

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    Pix11's feed description

    BROWNSVILLE, Brooklyn (PIX11) -- Police have revealed the identities of two men who were shot and killed on a playground in Brooklyn on Friday night. Antoine Utsey, 35, and Deon Miller, 33, were fatally shot inside Howard Playground just before 10:30 p.m., authorities announced on Saturday morning.

  7. New York Post

    2 shot and killed after bullets fly at NYC playground, police say (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two men were shot and killed when bullets flew at Howard Playground in Brooklyn Friday night, according to cops.

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