Crime & Safety

Clinton Hill Man Shot Dead Near Prospect Park, Police Say

Justin Hackley, 20, was shot on the corner of Ocean and Church avenues just before midnight Tuesday, police said.

CLINTON HILL, BROOKLYN — A 20-year-old man from Clinton Hill was shot dead near Prospect Park Tuesday night, police said.

Justin Hackley was shot several times near the intersection of Ocean and Church avenues around 11:40 p.m. Tuesday night, police said.

Hackley was rushed, in a private vehicle, to Kings County Hospital, but doctors were not able to save his life, said police.

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Police found a gun on the scene and have taken a 24-year-old man into custody, said police.


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