Crime & Safety
Two Teenagers Killed, One Injured In Brownsville Saturday
A 15-year-old was stabbed to death in Brownsville and a 16-year-old was shot dead in East New York on the same day, police said.
BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — Two teenagers were killed and one other injured when violence erupted in Brownsville on Saturday, police said.
The three teenagers were wounded, two fatally, during two separate incidents in Brownsville and East New York on July 15, said police.
Parlay Oller, 15, died after he was stabbed in the stomach near Belmont Avenue and Mother Gaston Boulevard at about 6 a.m., police said.
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An 18-year-old a 25-year-old were also stabbed but were taken to Brookdale Hospital in stable condition, said police.
Police arrested Jayson Smith, 25, hours later and charged him with murder, gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon, police said.
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Later that day, Justin Richey, 16, was repeatedly and fatally shot on the corner of Fountain and Blake avenues at about 5:10 p.m. on Saturday, police said.
No arrests have been made but the investigation remains ongoing, police said.
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