#Two dead, 19 wounded in weekend of heavy gun violence in NYC

At least two men were killed and 19 people wounded in shootings in the Big Apple this weekend, as gun violence continues to skyrocket with no end in sight, police said.

The weekend’s first fatal shooting came shortly before 6 a.m. Saturday in the South Bronx, where police responding to the scene found a 30-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back lying on the ground.

The man was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Hours later, another man was shot dead in the borough after bullets rang out outside a church in Morrisania.

The 41-year-old man, identified by sources as Vaughn Flanders, was gunned down in broad daylight Saturday outside St. Anthony of Padua Church at East 166th Street and Prospect Ave., cops said.

The shooting around 2:30 p.m. also left a 28-year-old innocent bystander, who was on her way to the laundromat, with graze wounds, sources said. She is in stable condition.

Gunplay continued across the five boroughs into Sunday, when at least three others were shot and wounded early in the day.

The day’s violence began in South Harlem shortly after 4 a.m., when a 23-year-old man was shot in the back outside 40 West 115th Street, police sources said.

Gunplay continued across the five boroughs into Sunday, when at least four others were shot and wounded during the day.

The day’s violence began in South Harlem shortly after 4 a.m., when a 23-year-old man was shot in the back outside 40 West 115th Street, police sources said.

The man was taken to Harlem Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Shortly before 6:30 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the back in the Mott Haven section of the Bronx and taken to Lincoln Hospital. His condition was not immediately available.

Police recovered multiple shell casings from the scene.

About a half-hour later, a 26-year-old man was shot in the right thigh by a gunman who fled in a gray sedan in the West Farms section of the Bronx.

The man took himself to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was in stable condition.

Shortly before 4:30 p.m., another shooting victim walked into Wyckoff Heights Medical Center after being shot in the foot in Bushwick, police said. 

The 40-year-old was listed in stable condition.

Police reported 12 people shot in as many incidents on Friday and another five victims in four shootings on Saturday, including the fatal Bronx attack.

The five boroughs have seen a year-long uptick in violent crime and shootings.