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Friends and family in the Flatbush community gathered Friday night to remember a beloved barber who was killed when a livery cab swerved and struck him. Keith 'Tickey' Thompson, 38, was closing up his

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Vigil held to remember beloved barber

Friends and family in the Flatbush community gathered Friday night to remember a beloved barber who was killed when a livery cab swerved and struck him. Keith 'Tickey' Thompson, 38, was closing up his

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