"The victim was blasted in the chest around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at the corner of Powell St. and Belmont Ave., cops said, just steps away from the Seth Low Houses development in Brownsville. Medics took him to Brookdale Medical Center, but he couldn't be saved. Cops have made no arrests. The killing comes amid a major downturn in homicides in Brooklyn's 73rd Precinct, which saw six other slayings this year compared to 20 in the same timeframe in 2024."
"A 48-year-old man was fatally shot on a Brooklyn street corner, police said."
A 48-year-old man was shot in the chest on a Brooklyn street corner at about 9:45 a.m. Wednesday. The shooting occurred at Powell St. and Belmont Ave., just steps from the Seth Low Houses development in Brownsville. Medics transported the wounded man to Brookdale Medical Center, where he died. No arrests have been made in connection with the killing. The homicide occurred amid a significant decline in slayings within Brooklyn's 73rd Precinct, which recorded six other homicides so far this year compared with 20 in the same period in 2024.
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