Brooklyn, NY – Police Fatally Shoot Armed Burglary Suspect In Brooklyn

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    (Shimon Gifter/VINnews.com)Brooklyn, NY – Authorities say an armed suspect has been shot and killed by police who were responding to a burglary at an apartment in Brooklyn.

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    It happened on 78th Street near Stillwell Avenue in the Gravesend neighborhood at about 6:30 p.m. Monday.

    Police say an NYPD sergeant and an officer confronted a man who was observed fleeing the scene. Police say the man pointed a revolver at the sergeant. Both officers fired their weapons, striking the suspect twice.

    The man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead.

    A firearm was recovered at the scene. Police are searching for a second suspect.

    On Sunday, officers shot and wounded a man firing a gun on a street in Brooklyn.

    (Shimon Gifter/VINnews.com)


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    kenyaninwhitehouse
    kenyaninwhitehouse
    7 years ago

    how could the suspect have a gun if NYC has such strict gun laws?

    davidlangner
    davidlangner
    7 years ago

    I was wondering why the street at kings highway and bay parkway was closed off last night. Now I know why.

    Realist77
    Realist77
    7 years ago

    Another criminal career cut short…..