Crime & Safety

Man Shot Dead in Bed-Stuy Home, Police Say

Police found a 36-year-old man shot dead inside a Decatur Street home Saturday morning.

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — A man was fatally shot in Bed-Stuy early Saturday morning, said police.

Emergency responders found a 36-year-old man with a gunshot wound in his chest inside 681 Decatur St. at about 7:45 a.m., police said.

The unconscious man was rushed to Brookdale Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, said police.

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The man’s name had not been released and no arrests had been made as of Monday morning, according to police.


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