Shots were fired during an attempted robbery at a post office in Midwood, Brooklyn on Monday afternoon. It happened at around 1:15 p.m. at the Midwood Station Post Office on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue J. According to police, a man tried to rob the post office and fired several shots while he was inside.

Shots were fired inside a Brooklyn post office Monday during an attempted armed robbery, multiple sources familiar with the incident confirm. The gunman stormed into the Midwood location on Coney Island Avenue around 1:15 p.

Officials say a suspect fired multiple shots inside a post office located at 1288 Coney Island Ave. in Midwood around 1:15 p.m.