Crime & Safety
Man Arrested In Bed-Stuy Murder: Police
Police on Wednesday arrested Jason Argentina, 43, in the shooting death of his mother Debra White, 63, according to police and reports.
BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, NY — A Brooklyn man is in custody after police said he shot and killed his mother inside a Bed-Stuy apartment, according to police and reports.
Jason Argentina, 43, faces a murder charge and multiple felony firearm charges, court records state. He was scheduled for a Thursday court hearing.
The charges stem from a Monday shooting death in Sumner Houses near Broadway and Park Avenue. Police found Debra White, 63, unconscious inside an apartment with a gunshot wound to her face, authorities said.
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Medics took White to Woodhull Hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead. White is Argentina's mother, the New York Post reported.
Argentina was scheduled for a court hearing on Thursday.
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