Crime & Safety

22-Year-Old Fatally Shot At Crown Heights' Albany Houses: Cops

The man was shot in the chest on Troy Avenue early Sunday morning, according to police.

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A man was shot in the chest on Troy Avenue early Sunday morning, according to police.
A man was shot in the chest on Troy Avenue early Sunday morning, according to police. (David Allen/Patch)

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A 22-year-old was shot at the Albany Houses on Sunday in the second fatal shooting in the neighborhood in just a few days, according to police.

Police found the 22-year-old man shot in the chest multiple times at a building on Troy Avenue near Park Place just after 1 a.m., according to police. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The shooting comes just a few days after a Myles Jabateh, 19, was found shot less than a mile away on Prospect Place on Thursday afternoon.

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The 19-year-old man was taken to the hospital in critical condition, but succumbed to his injuries on Friday, police said.

They have released a photo of a suspect in Jabateh's death:

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There have been no photos of suspects released in the death of the 22-year-old and there were no arrests in either shooting as of Monday morning.

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