NYPD: 33-year-old man dead, 20-year-old in custody following shooting in Red Hook

The NYPD says a 33-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Red Hook.

News 12 Staff

Mar 28, 2022, 11:10 AM

Updated 894 days ago

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The NYPD says a 33-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Red Hook.
Police say he was shot around 6:40 a.m. Sunday. The victim has been identified as Yusef Dinkens.
Dinkens was shot just minutes away from his home on Dwight Street, according to police. 
Dinkens was shot multiple times in the torso and the arms. He died at the hospital from either cardiac or respiratory arrest, police say.
According to authorities, a 20-year-old man is in custody.