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Name Not Disclosed
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
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/
