Fatal Gunfire on Sterling, near Classon, Saturday, September 5 around 8:30 PM.
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A twitter friend first informed me of the news, within minutes:
https://twitter.com/JeelSays wrote:
"Another shooting. Sterling Pl btwn Classon and Washington."
Me: Was anyone hit by said gunfire?
"yes, there was a man on the ground and bystanders were saying they overheard he didn't make it. Can't confirm."
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Report of 3-4 shots was clearly heard on Sterling between Franklin and Classon.
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http://www.newsday.com/news/new-york/nypd-41-year-old-man-dies-after-being-shot-in-brooklyn-1.10812567
Local media now arriving to expand on the NYPD's press release.
This marks the 3rd shooting in the 77th pct in the last 48 hours:
1st: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/46108/around-1215-am-friday-september-4-2015-fatal-shooting-on-prospect-place-near-schenectady#Item_2
2nd: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/46119/person-shot-on-park-place-between-albany-and-troy-around-9-am-september-5-2015#Item_1
Two known fatalities.
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The deceased has been named:
"A man was fatally shot Saturday night just steps away from a block party in Brooklyn.
The 41-year-old victim, identified by family as Damon Haskins, was hit in the chest near Stroud Playground in Prospect Heights after shots rang out around 8:30 p.m., witnesses said."
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/man-shot-dead-brooklyn-park-article-1.2350294 -
A fourth shooting has occurred in Crown Heights since Thursday, within the confines of the 71st Pct: http://www.brooklynian.com/discussion/46120/shooting-on-president-st-near-utica-around-1-am-sunday-september-6-2015#Item_1
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