Police: 1 man killed after fight at baby shower party on Bedford Avenue

Police say one man is dead following a fight at a baby shower party. The NYPD says the argument broke out at the Afrika House Catering Hall on Bedford Avenue at around 1 a.m. Saturday. When officers

News 12 Staff

Dec 31, 2016, 9:12 PM

Updated 2,702 days ago

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Police: 1 man killed after fight at baby shower party on Bedford Avenue
Police say one man is dead following a fight at a baby shower party.
The NYPD says the argument broke out at the Afrika House Catering Hall on Bedford Avenue at around 1 a.m. Saturday.
When officers arrived, they found a 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The victim has been identified as Hilario Paulino Cortez-Vidals.
No arrests have been made.


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