Crime & Safety
Brooklyn Man Murdered By 15-Year-Old Shooter, Cops Say
An East Flatbush teen was arrested Tuesday for the murder of a Prospect Lefferts Gardens man in 2017, police said.
EAST FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN — Police say a 15-year-old shooter was involved in a 2017 Canarsie shooting that left one man dead and another with a bullet wound in his stomach.
Travis Laroc, now 17, faces murder charges for the death of Darren Harrison, who was shot in the head on East 84th Street near Avenue J on Feb. 5, 2017, said police.
Harrison, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, died at the scene, police said.
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A 19-year-old took a bullet to the stomach and was rushed to Kings County Hospital in critical condition, said police.
Laroc, of East Flatbush, was arrested Tuesday along with Tahir Thomas, 18, and Khaysean Porter, 21, who also face murder charges.
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More information about the young men's arraignment was not immediately available.
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