"A 26-year-old man was shot to death around the corner from his Brooklyn home, police said Sunday. Elquan Tillman was shot multiple times in the torso on Stockton St. near Tompkins Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant about 10:55 p.m. Saturday, cops said. Medics rushed him to Kings County Hospital, but he couldn't be saved. Police have made no arrests. Tillman was just around the corner from his home when he was killed, according to cops."
"The shooting marks the second homicide this year in Brooklyn's 79th Precinct. On Tuesday, 22-year-old Jackson King allegedly stabbed his grandmother, Julia Boomer, 85, to death inside her Throop Ave. home. The 79th Precinct saw eight slayings in 2025, according to NYPD statistics."
Elquan Tillman, 26, was shot multiple times in the torso on Stockton St. near Tompkins Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 10:55 p.m. Saturday. Medics rushed him to Kings County Hospital, but he could not be saved. Police reported that Tillman was just around the corner from his home when he was killed and that no arrests have been made. The shooting represents the second homicide this year in Brooklyn's 79th Precinct. Earlier this week, 22-year-old Jackson King allegedly stabbed his 85-year-old grandmother, Julia Boomer, to death inside her Throop Ave. home. The 79th Precinct recorded eight slayings in 2025, per NYPD statistics.
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