Off-duty police sergeant shot while trying to stop shooting in Fort Greene

An off-duty police sergeant was injured and a teen gunman was killed Thursday during exchange of gunfire in Fort Greene. Police say Sergeant James Rector stumbled upon a 17-year-old holding a gun to

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