Man Shot Dead In Flatbush: Police

FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — A man was shot dead on a Flatbush street Friday afternoon, the NYPD said.

Officers rushed to 1844 Nostrand Avenue, near Avenue D, where the man had been shot twice in the chest outside of the location, just after 2 p.m., police said.

He was taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead, according to police. A man was taken into custody in connection with the death and charges are pending, police said.

The victim was identified as Mora Lyons, a 44-year-old man who lived nearby.

"I offer my prayers for peace and comfort to the family of the man killed today, and for the recovery of a second man who was shot alongside him," City Councilman Jumaane Williams said in a statement. "We do not yet know what initiated this violent act, but we do know the effect. A man is dead, a man who was our neighbor, and as his life was cut short the lives of his family members are tragically, permanently shaken."

Williams continued: "This is now a permanent solution to what most likely was a temporary problem. Nothing can bring back the man who lost his life today in another heartbreaking murder at the barrel of a gun. May his tragic death remind us that that for all the steps we're taking to end gun violence in our community, we must feel it our duty to multiply our efforts, to carry on with clarity of purpose to prevent these tragic instance of gun violence from plaguing our streets and leaving our communities heartbroken."

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