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Flatbush Resident Charged With Murder in Lobby Shooting That Killed 24-Year-Old

Investigators are reviewing witness accounts of a prolonged clash to determine motive.

Overview

  • Police arrested Yonathan Guzman, 22, and charged him with murder and three counts of criminal weapons possession, with his arraignment pending in Brooklyn Criminal Court.
  • The shooting occurred around 2:05 a.m. Sunday in the lobby of 2020 Dorchester Road near East 21st Street in Flatbush.
  • Officers found the 24-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the torso; he was taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead.
  • A firearm was recovered at the scene, and the victim’s identity has been withheld pending family notification.
  • A neighbor described an hour-long, noisy confrontation before the shooting, and NYPD data show shootings down in the 70th Precinct and citywide compared with last year.