Crime & Safety
Cops Nab Suspect Seen On Video Hunting Murdered Brooklyn Man
Leroy Dunn has been arrested in connection with an East New York manhunt caught on video, police said.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN -- Police arrested one of 10 men caught on video running down a man they can be seen shooting to death in a Brooklyn backyard.
Leroy Dunn, 35, faces manslaughter and gang assault charges for stalking Tyquan Eversley, 21, through the streets of East New York before his death on March 19, said police.
Video shows Eversley dashing behind a house at 666 Elton St. and hopping a fence at about 5:15 p.m., when one of Eversley's stalkers throws a large rock at his head and another shoots him multiple times, according to police.
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Medics rushed Eversley to Brookdale Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life, police said.
Police have since arrested Michael Reed, 25, and charged him with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
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Eight other suspects, who include the gunman, had not been found as of Wednesday morning, police said.
Police identified three suspects as Donaven McDay, 29, Shacore Huff, 24, and Alfred Crooks, 22.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the NYPD.
Information about Dunn's arraignment was not immediately available.
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