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NYPD Seeks Gunman in Fatal Shooting Outside Brooklyn Charter School

Officers found 26-year-old Elquan Tillman shot multiple times near his home.

Overview

  • Cops from the 79th Precinct responded to a 911 call just before 11 p.m. on Jan. 17.
  • Tillman was discovered face down by scaffolding outside 134 Stockton St. in Bedford-Stuyvesant beside Success Academy Charter School.
  • He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the chest and was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital.
  • Investigators recovered at least nine shell casings at the scene one block from his residence.
  • No arrests or suspect description have been announced, and police urge tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.