Crime & Safety
Cops Arrest Shooter Who Killed Man Outside Bed-Stuy Home
Anthony Vasquez, 28, was charged with murder for fatally shooting James Halsey on a Bed-Stuy street, police said.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — The shooter who killed a Bed-Stuy man in front of his home last month has been arrested, police said.
Anthony Vasquez was charged with murder for shooting 28-year-old James Halsey in the head near the corner of Madison Street and Throop Avenue at about 7:50 p.m. on April 9, said police.
A nearby ShotSpotter — a sound sensor that can detect gunshots — alerted NYPD officers who rushed to the scene, according to police.
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Vasquez, 28, is a Bed-Stuy resident who lives just blocks away from where Halsey was shot, said police.
He was arrested Wednesday afternoon at about 1 p.m., police said.
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