Scuffle On New Year's Turns Deadly

A 26-year-old man confessed to a tragic New Year's Eve scuffle that led to the death of another man nearly double his age only an hour before the ball dropped, cops said.

Officers from the 88^th Precinct reported that Michael Ketter, 51, was found lying unconscious with a wound to his head in the Atlantic Terminal Housing projects at around 10:45 pm.

Ketter, a resident at the public housing at Carlton and Vanderbilt avenues, was declared dead at Brooklyn Hospital.

"The victim was involved in a dispute with the suspect when he was pushed and punched, causing him to fall to the ground resulting in injury," cops said.

Police sources say that Ketter crashed a New Year's party at the Atlantic Terminal projects, resulting in the showdown between him and Angel Diaz. During the tussle, Diaz pushed Ketter to the ground, resulting in a fatal fracture to Ketter's skull.

Two days later, Diaz, a resident of Jamaica, Queens, confessed, and was charged with third-degree assault.

The incident caps off a rough year in crime in Fort Greene in Clinton Hill. There have been at least six murders within the confines of the 88th Precinct this year, as compared to three last year.

Efforts to reach the families of both the suspect and the victim were to no avail.