Crime & Safety
15-Year-Old Flatbush Boy Fatally Shot In The Head, Police Say
Police are looking for two men in their early 20s who may be connected to Samuel Joseph's death.
FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN -- A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in the head and police are looking for two men who may be responsible.
Samuel Joseph was shot in the head and chest inside his Flatbush Avenue home near East 26th Street at about 5:45 p.m. Friday night, police said.
Emergency responders rushed Joseph to Kings County Hospital but doctors were unable to save his life.
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Police released photos of two suspects, both men in their late teens or early 20s, over the weekend.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact police.
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