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17-Year-Old Arrested for Deadly Shooting in Brooklyn, Police Say

The victim, whose name wasn’t immediately released, had a gunshot wound to his back, the NYPD said

What to Know

  • A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder in the deadly shooting of a 30-year-old man in Brooklyn on Friday
  • Police found the man unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his back inside one of the Red Hook East Houses
  • Police on Saturday said they had arrested 17-year-old Devin Corbin, of Brooklyn, in connection with the shooting

A 17-year-old boy was arrested and charged with murder for the deadly shooting of a 30-year-old man in Brooklyn on Friday, the NYPD said. 

Police responding to a 911 call found the 30-year-old man unconscious and unresponsive inside one of the Red Hook East Houses, in Red Hook, around 10:40 p.m., police said.

The man, whose name wasn’t immediately released, had a gunshot wound to his back, the NYPD said.

He was taken to Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.

Police on Saturday said they had arrested 17-year-old Devin Corbin, of Brooklyn, in connection with the shooting. 

He faces charges including murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

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