Police Search for Gunman Who Robbed, Killed MTA Worker

A 37-year-old MTA worker was shot and killed early Saturday in Brooklyn less than an hour after he was robbed by the shooter, police said.

Police responded to a shooting at Livonia Avenue and Vermont Street in East New York Saturday morning.

When they arrived they found MTA subway cleaner Dustin Jackson had been shot several times in the torso. He was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital Saturday morning, according to police.

Police say the gunman robbed Jackson about a half hour before he or she came back and shot him.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS.

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