🌱 Vigil Held For Shooting Victim + Arrest In Crown Heights Shooting

Good morning, Brooklyn! I am your host Patrick Murray here with 3 headlines to kick off your Sunday.

First, today's weather:

Occasional rain with a high of 47 and a low of 40.

Here are the top stories in Brooklyn today:

1. Brooklyn residents and elected officials came together on Friday night and held a vigil for Kade Lewin, the 12-year-old who was the victim of a fatal shooting one night earlier. Lewin, who lived with his mother in Flatlands, had been in a car with his aunt and an 8-year-old girl when he was hit with gunfire, and pronounced dead at the scene. Officials and residents alike are yet again calling attention to the disturbing rise in gun violence, and gun related deaths in the borough. (AMNY)
2. A teenager from the Bronx was arrested in connection to a fatal January shooting in Brooklyn. Red Hook resident Ahmad Perkins, 45, was found with a gunshot wound to his head on Jan. 31, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Kendu Skeen, 18, was arraigned Friday night and will face multiple felony charges. (News 12 Bronx)
3. A multiple-vehicle crash shut down multiple eastbound lanes on the Brooklyn Bridge. One individual was hospitalized in critical condition while multiple other passengers suffered minor injuries. The cause of the crash is unclear while it remains under investigation. (NBC New York)

Today in Brooklyn:

• Live music at The Bell House. (1 p.m.)
• Bob Moses live at Avant Gardner. (5 p.m.)
• Jena Friedman at Union Hall. (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Brooklyn Museum's free 'First Saturdays' return after a two-year hiatus. (WABC-TV)
• The First annual Bikers Against Autism Run yesterday was a huge success. (WPIX 11 New York)
• Don't miss Smorgasburg in Prospect Park. (Brooklyn Paper)
• Permits filed for 827 Sterling Pl. in Crown Heights. (New York YIMBY)

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— Patrick Murray