Flatbush man faces murder charge in Brownsville shooting

<p>A man is dead after being shot in the chest in Brownsville Friday night.</p>

News 12 Staff

Sep 30, 2017, 12:24 PM

Updated 2,544 days ago

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Police say they have made an arrest after the fatal shooting of 62-year-old man in Brownsville Friday night. 
Richard Essor, 33, of Flatbush, is facing murder and criminal possession of a weapon charges. 
Police say they found the unresponsive victim with two gunshot wounds to his chest just after 7 p.m. in front of an auto shop on East 98th Street. 
He was transported to Brookdale Hospital where he later died. 
The victim's identity has not yet been released.