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Name Not Disclosed

Case # :1928

Gender : Male

Age : 78

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/13/2023

Location : Lewis Ave+Hancock St

City : New York

County : Brooklyn

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) :Undisclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police by mistake

Disposition : No Known charges

Open records summary :

A man called NYPD and said someone was breaking into the home of his elderly uncle in Brooklyn. Police arrived and the elderly man opened the door to police with a gun. Police fired shots at him through the door immediately, hitting the man six times and killing him. Police had inadvertently shot and killed the homeowner who had worried about a burglary and responded by opening the door slightly with a gun for this reason. There was a strong reaction in the neighborhood for this senseless police killing. The man was much loved in the area, was known to sit in coffee shops and help kids with homework and had looked out for the neighborhood.

Source links :

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nypd-78-year-old-resident-shot-killed-burglary/