Crime & Safety

Bed-Stuy Man Fatally Shot In Williamsburg, Cops Say

Augustin Santiago was found shot in the chest on Broadway, according to police.

A man from Bed-Stuy was found shot in Williamsburg on Thursday, according to police.
A man from Bed-Stuy was found shot in Williamsburg on Thursday, according to police. (David Allen/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY — A Bed-Stuy man was found fatally shot in Williamsburg on Thursday evening, according to police.

Emergency responders found Augustin Santiago, 34, with a gunshot wound to the chest near Broadway and Marcy Avenue just before 6 p.m., according to police.

Santiago, who lived on Myrtle Avenue, was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

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There were no arrests as of Friday morning.

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