Man dies after being shot in the face in East Flatbush; person of interest in custody
Emergency responders were called to 261 Lenox Road just before 3:30 p.m. Friday.
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A person of interest is in custody after a 52-year-old man was fatally shot in the face in East Flatbush, police say.
Emergency responders were called to 261 Lenox Road just before 3:30 p.m. Friday.
Police say paramedics rushed the 52-year-old to NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County, where he was later pronounced dead.
Citizen app footage from the scene shows police cruisers and ambulances rushing to the scene.
Police say he was shot multiple times in the face and body.
“I was just walking home and I heard the shooting and saw one man on the ground,” said a resident who asked not to be named.
Police closed off the front entrance to the building throughout the night, as bloody clothing items were seen sitting outside the apartment building.
The violence erupted across the street from Rep. Yvette D. Clarke's office. News 12 reached out to her office for comment and is awaiting a response.
