Crime & Safety

Man Shot To Death Inside Brooklyn Apartment Building: NYPD

A person of interest was taken into custody, police said.

An investigation remains ongoing.​​
An investigation remains ongoing.​​ (Peter Senzamici/Patch)

BROOKLYN, NY — A 24-year-old man was shot and killed inside a Brooklyn apartment building early Sunday night, police said.

The incident happened inside 2020 Dorchester Road around 2:07 a.m., police said.

Officers found the 24-year-old with a gunshot wound to the torso. He was taken to NYC Health and Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.

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What led up to the shooting is not known at this time.

A person of interest was taken into custody, police said.

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An investigation remains ongoing.

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