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2 Men Stabbed to Death in Separate Attacks in Brooklyn: NYPD

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  • Two men were stabbed to death in separate attacks in Brooklyn, police said
  • A 33-year-old man was found dead in his apartment in Flatlands
  • A 22-year-old man was found stabbed in Bed-Stuy and pronounced dead at a hospital

Two men were stabbed to death on Sunday in separate attacks in Brooklyn, police said.

One man was found dead in an apartment in Flatlands. Another was found with stab wounds in Bed-Stuyvesant. 

In Flatlands, the 33-year-old victim, Sherod Watford, was pronounced dead in his apartment on Avenue M, the NYPD said. He had stab wounds on his torso. 

The circumstances of his stabbing weren't clear. No one has been arrested and the investigation was ongoing. 

In Bed-Stuy, police found the 22-year-old with a stab wound to his stomach in front on Bainbridge Street shortly after 2 a.m., the NYPD said.

He was pronounced dead at a hospital, police said.

Police took a 20-year-old man into custody in connection with that stabbing, but he hasn’t been charged yet, the NYPD said.

The identity of the victim was withheld until his family was notified.

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