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NYPD officers in Brooklyn responded to a Brownsville public housing building in a part of the Seth Low Houses on Powell St. near the intersection of Pitkin Ave. about 10:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 7, where there was a report of a shooting.
Upon arrival, police said officers found the victim, a Mount Vernon resident, with a gunshot wound to his chest.
Paramedics rushed the shooting victim - whose name has not been released - to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
One man was reportedly taken into custody, and a second suspect is still being sought. A gun believed to be the murder weapon was also recovered near the scene of the fatal shooting.
This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.
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