Crime & Safety
80-Year-Old Fort Greene Man's Killer Arrested, Cops Say
Aristidez Perez has been charged with the assault that cost 80-year-old Jose Vera his life, police said.
FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN -- Police arrested the man they believe beat an 80-year-old man to death on a Fort Greene street corner.
Aristidez Perez, 41, has been charged with attacking Jose Vera on the corner of Hanson and South Elliot places at about 8:10 p.m. on Aug. 26, police said.
Emergency responders rushed Vera to Methodist Hospital where doctors treated him for trauma on the back of his head, but ultimately could not save his life, said police.
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Vera died on Sept. 1, said police.
Perez was charged with assault, menacing and harassment in Brooklyn Criminal Court three days before Vera died, court records show.
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The investigation remains ongoing, police said.
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