Crime & Safety
Ditmas Park Man Charged With Murder Of Flatbush Teen, Cops Say
Martial Amilcar was arrested Tuesday and charged with fatally shooting 15-year-old Samuel Joseph in Flatbush last month, police said.

DITMAS PARK, BROOKLYN -- A Ditmas Park man stands accused of murdering a 15-year-old boy in East Flatbush, police said.
Martial Amilcar, 20, was arrested charges of murder and criminal possession of a weapon for the fatal shooting of Samuel Joseph near his home at 1395 Flatbush Ave. on Feb. 22, police said.
Amilcar allegedly shot Joseph in the face, neck and chest, but the young teen may not have been the intended target, according to CBS News.
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The Ditmas Park man is slated to be arrested in Brooklyn Criminal Court Wednesday afternoon, court records show.
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