22-year-old charged in Flatbush fatal shooting

Police say it happened in the middle of the day—inside an apartment on Dorchester Road.

Morgan Scott

Oct 20, 2025, 10:27 PM

Updated 3 hr ago

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Yonathan Guzman, 22, is charged with murder for the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Jose Hernandez.
Police say it happened in the middle of the day—inside an apartment on Dorchester Road.
According to a criminal complaint, 22-year-old Yonathan Guzman had a knife in one hand and a firearm in the other hand, when he approached the victim and shot him in the chest.
It’s the second homicide in two days, within a two-block radius.
Authorities say the shooter lived in the building, but there’s no apparent relationship between him and the victim at this time.