Crime & Safety

Police Shoot, Kill Suspected Robber in South Brooklyn

The victim allegedly pointed a gun at an NYPD sergeant during a police chase through Gravesend.

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GRAVESEND, BROOKLYN — Just as a candlelight vigil was about to begin at Grand Army Plaza for multiple civilians killed by police and police killed by civilians last week, reports started flooding in about an NYPD-involved shooting in South Brooklyn early Monday night.

An unidentified man was shot and killed by police at 2271 78th St. near Quentin Road around 6:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.

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A gun not belonging to the NYPD was recovered at the scene, police said.

"Officers responded to a burglary in progress, where they observed a male fleeing the location," the department said in a statement. "After scaling a fence, the suspect was confronted by responding uniformed sergeant. The suspect pointed a revolver at the sergeant. Both the sergeant and another officer discharged their firearms, striking the suspect twice."

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The shooting victim was reported to be in cardiac arrest when emergency responders were called to the scene, a spokesman with the Fire Department of the City of New York told Patch.

He was declared dead soon after at Coney Island Hospital, police said.

Two officers were treated at the same hospital for ringing in their ears, according to the NYPD.

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