Crime & Safety

Bed-Stuy Man Dies After Beating, Police Say

Mack Wilson died after emergency responders found him unconscious in his Monroe Street home Thursday morning, said police.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A 65-year-old man died after he was found beaten inside his home Thursday morning, according to police.

Emergency responders found Mack Wilson, 65, lying beaten and unconscious inside his home on the corner of Monroe Street and Malcolm X Boulevard around 1 a.m. Thursday morning, said police.

Medics rushed Wilson to Woodhull Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, police said.

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The Medical Examiner’s office will investigate the cause of death, according to police.


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