Man Charged In Fatal Brooklyn Shooting Confesses To Another: Cops

BROOKLYN, NY — A man arrested Tuesday in connection with a fatal shooting in Brownsville confessed to cops about another killing in Crown Heights, according to police and reports.

Hason Rink, 41, was charged Tuesday evening with murder, attempted murder and possession of a weapon in connection with a July 2 killing in Brownsville, where 20-year-old Deondraye Moore was fatally shot and a 36-year-old woman was injured, police said.

While he was taken into custody, Rink surprised cops by confessing to another shooting in Crown Heights which happened last week, according to the Associated Press.

In that shooting, 39-year-old Ancil Blackman was shot in the face in front of a house on President Street near Rogers Avenue around 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Blackman, who was steps from his home when he was shot, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Rink was charged with murder and another weapons charge for the Crown Heights crime Tuesday, according to police.

Police told AP that Rink, who lives on the Crown Heights-Prospect Lefferts Gardens border, said he was paid by someone else to shoot Moore and shot Blackman because he had flirted with his girlfriend.

The two killings are among several shootings cops are investigating as the officials face a citywide spike in gun violence.

Activists have held a "Cease Fire Peace Walk" and "Stop the Violence Town Hall" in Bed-Stuy hoping to address the shooting surge in the area.

Citywide, shootings have spiked more than 200 percent in the last few weeks, compared to the same time period last year. North Brooklyn has been a particular hot-spot for the gun violence, seeing more than 85 shootings in the last 28 days compared to just 14 during the same period in 2019, according to NYPD data.