Crime & Safety
Man Shot In Face At Williamsburg Nightclub, Police Say
Police released a photo of a man wanted for killing Jefferson Exantus at the Brooklyn Asylum nightclub in March.
EAST WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police released a photo of the suspected gunman who fatally shot a Bronx man in the face in an unlicensed Brooklyn nightclub.
Jefferson Exantus, 22, fought with his killer at Brooklyn Asylum on Flushing and Scott avenues early in the morning on March 19, police said.
The man, who has not yet been identified, ended the fight by pulling out a gun and shooting Exantus in the face, said police.
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Exantus, of The Bronx, was rushed to Woodhull Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.
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Police released image of the suspect, whom they describe as a man in his twenties wearing a gray hoodie and jeans, on Monday.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact police.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD.
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