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Crown Heights store owner involved in shootout

A Crown Heights store owner is fighting for his life after a shootout with three would-be robbers. Police say the shooting happened when Youssouf Brame, known as ?Africa,? confronted the three robbers

News 12 Staff

Nov 18, 2008, 11:59 PM

Updated 5,876 days ago

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A Crown Heights store owner is fighting for his life after a shootout with three would-be robbers.
Police say the shooting happened when Youssouf Brame, known as ?Africa,? confronted the three robbers at his Nostrand Avenue store Monday evening. Police say two of the robbers were killed during the shootout.
Brame was taken to Kings County Hospital Center.