Crime & Safety
40-Year-Old Shot Dead Steps From His Home In Bed-Stuy: Cops
Cops found Kamaal King with multiple gunshot wounds on Lewis Avenue on Thursday, police said.
BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — A 40-year-old man was shot dead steps from his home in Bed-Stuy on Thursday night, according to police.
Cops found Kamaal King with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso in front of 144 Lewis Ave. just after 9:30 p.m., according to police. King lived less than a block away in the Roosevelt Houses, records show.
Emergency responders took King to Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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There were no arrests as of Thursday morning.
The homicide came just hours after officials in Brooklyn revealed an indictment against 18 members of a Bed-Stuy gang headquartered in the Roosevelt Houses. Police did not say whether King's death is related.
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