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By Vanessa Ogle
Brooklyn Daily
A love triangle turned deadly when a Midwood woman’s boyfriend and ex-boyfriend died in a barrage of police gunshots on Monday.
Police say an enraged ex-boyfriend toting two knives attempted to assault the woman in front of her two small children at her apartment on Ocean Parkway near East 5th Street at 7:18 pm on Sept. 29.
The woman’s current boyfriend entered the apartment at approximately the same time as police, according to authorities.
Police ordered the ex to drop his knife, but cops say he ignored their commands. Officers shot the man — though a police spokeswoman could not say how many times — and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The current boyfriend sustained injures to his torso during the incident and was transported to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was also pronounced dead. It is unclear if he died from stab wounds or gunshots, according to a police spokeswoman.
“That is to be determined,” she said.
Three police officers were transported to Maimonides Medical Center to treat tinnitus, an ear-ringing condition common after hearing loud noises.
The woman and her children, a 7-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl, locked themselves in the bathroom during the incident and sustained no injuries, police said.
Police say the investigation is ongoing.