Crime & Safety
25-Year-Old Shot To Death Outside Williamsburg Houses: Cops
Justin Rolon, who the Daily News reported was a Latin Kings gang member, was found dead outside the NYCHA complex, a block from his home.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — A reported member of the Latin Kings gang was found shot to death outside the Williamsburg Houses on Saturday, according to police and reports.
Emergency responders found 25-year-old Justin Rolon shot multiple times in front of 218 Majuer St. just before 12:30 a.m. on Saturday. Rolon was rushed to Woodhull Hospital, but was pronounced dead.
Police said he had multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. Rolon, who the Daily News reports was a member of the Latin Kings gang, lived just a block from where he was gunned down, records show.
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The News said Rolon had been arrested 28 times before his death, including aggravated assault, at least three robberies and stabbing someone with a box cutter, police sources told the outlet.
His family told the News that Rolon was a beloved member of their family and cared for his grandmother and younger brother. Rolon was one of six siblings.
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“He is a good boy,” his grandmother Ruth Vasquez told the Daily News. “He comes by every day. This is so hard. I’m going to miss my grandson.”
There have been no arrests in Rolon's death so far, police said.
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