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Kamari Hughes
Gender : Male
Age : 7
Race : Black
Date : 10/26/2023
Location : Myrtle+N Portland
City : New York
County : Brooklyn
State : New York
Agency : NYPD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Child crossing street killed by NYPD tow truck
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 7-year-old boy was crossing the street in what is believed to have been the crosswalk with his mother when an NYPD tow truck turned the corner of Myrtle Avenue and North Portland Avenue just above Fort Greene Park. The tow truck during the right turn hit and killed the boy.