Suspect charged in fatal shooting of teen in lobby of Brooklyn apartment

Tuesday, March 5, 2019
FLATBUSH, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Police have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old in Brooklyn last month.

Investigators said 20-year-old Martial Amilcar has been charged in connection to the killing of teen Samuel Joseph in Flatbush on February 22.

Amilcar is charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

Police were initially looking for two suspects, but they then narrowed down their search for only Amilcar.
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The victim was gunned down in the lobby of his apartment building on Flatbush Avenue.

Detectives believe Amilcar was searching for Joseph's older brother.
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