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39-Year-Old Shot Dead Near Prospect Park, Cops Say
The man was found shot multiple times on Beekman Place in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.

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The man was found shot multiple times on Beekman Place in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, police said.

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