Crime & Safety
BK Man Arrested Months After Bed-Stuy Shooting: NYPD
The arrest comes months after a 29-year-old was found dead at Brooklyn's Vernon Houses.
BED-STUY, NY — A man was arrested months after a fatal shooting at a Bed-Stuy housing development, police said Sunday.
Thomas Nimmons, 26, pleaded not guilty to murder and weapons charges related to the Aug. 12 slaying on Vernon Avenue near Marcus Garvey Boulevard, according to police and court records.
Nimmons stands accused of fatally shooting Dawuand Darrien, 29, of Pennsylvania, near the housing complex, police said.
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Darrien was found shot in the lobby of the apartment building, but the shooting had occurred outside after an argument, according to the New York Daily News.
Darrien was rushed to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
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Darrien's mother told the Daily News he was a loving father and fiancée who liked basketball, music and video games.
“Dawuand was very loved by a lot of people,” a loved one told the Daily News. “He’s going to really truly be missed. Our lives will never be the same again. There’s going to be a big void.”
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