Boerum Hill Teens Arrested After Fatal Gowanus Shooting

GOWANUS, BROOKLYN — Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with a shooting in Gowanus that left one man dead, police said.

Andre Alberto, 17, and Noelvis Hernandez, 18, both of whom live in Boerum Hill were arrested Thursday night around 7:45 p.m., police said.

Alberto was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon, police said, while Hernandez was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and tampering with physical evidence.

Authorities also identified their victim as Ramon Ortiz, a 19-year-old man who lives at the Gowanus Houses public housing project where he was killed.

Police rushed to the corner of Bond and Baltic streets around 4 a.m. Thursday morning and found Ortiz dead with a gunshot wound to his chest.

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