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Man, 46, Fatally Shot on Christmas Eve in Brooklyn as NYPD Hunts Suspect

Police seek confidential tips to identify a man in a yellow-black hoodie seen leaving the Brownsville scene.

Overview

  • Gunfire was reported just after 9:45 a.m. at Powell Street and Belmont Avenue in Brownsville, Brooklyn.
  • Officers from the 73rd Precinct found a 46-year-old man shot in the chest and rushed him to Brookdale Hospital, where he died.
  • Detectives have opened a homicide investigation and have not announced any arrests.
  • Police say they are looking for a Black man wearing a yellow and black hoodie in connection with the killing.
  • Anyone with information is urged to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-800-577-TIPS, with confidentiality promised.