21-year-old shot, killed in Fort Greene, Brooklyn

Saturday, April 22, 2023
FORT GREENE, Brooklyn (WABC) -- A man was shot and killed outside a NYCHA complex in Brooklyn on Friday.

Police say the 21-year-old victim was shot several times in the chest and leg at the Ingersoll Houses on Myrtle Avenue and Saint Edwards Street in Fort Greene at around 11 p.m.

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The victim was taken to Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A 22-year-old male person of interest was taken into custody, but it's unclear if that person was the shooter.

Officers recovered a firearm.



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The investigation is ongoing.


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