"According to police sources, the homicide occurred inside a Flatbush apartment building located at 2020 Dorchester Road just before 2:10 a.m. on Oct. 19. Cops say a 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man got into a fight inside the building's lobby. Things escalated when a gun was brandished during the altercation, and the 24-year-old man wound up being shot in the chest."
"Officers from the 70th Precinct raced to the scene to find the victim mortally wounded. EMS rushed him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have withheld his identity, pending family notification. Meanwhile, cops took the 22-year-old man into custody for questioning. Charges are pending the result of the ongoing investigation. A firearm was recovered at the scene."
A fatal shooting occurred just before 2:10 a.m. on Oct. 19 inside a Flatbush apartment building at 2020 Dorchester Road. A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man got into a fight in the building lobby, during which a gun was brandished and the 24-year-old was shot in the chest. Officers from the 70th Precinct found the victim mortally wounded and EMS transported him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police have withheld the victim's identity pending family notification. The 22-year-old was taken into custody for questioning; charges are pending. A firearm was recovered at the scene. The 70th Precinct recorded three murders in 2025, matching 2024, while shooting victims decreased 20% year-over-year.
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