Death by Cop  2022-2024

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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.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/7-year-old-boy-struck-and-killed-by-nypd-tow-truck-in-brooklyn-intersection-police/4803218/