Cops were called to the Avenue W apartment near Batchelder St. in Sheepshead Bay — part of NYCHA’s Sheepshead Bay Houses — at about 2:30 a.m. and found the victim sprawled out on the floor.…
Day: April 5, 2025
Firefighters in Brooklyn were busy battling a pair of fires on Friday night, the causes of which remain under investigation.
The Fire Department said the first one happened at about 8 p.m. on April 4 inside a two-story dwelling at 1548 Carroll St. in Crown Heights.
The first arriving FDNY units encountered heavy fire consuming the building’s first floor. No serious injuries were reported, and the fire was brought under control at about 8:40 p.m.
A short time later, firefighters rushed to the Cooper Houses in Williamsburg to battle a fire that left 10 people with minor injuries.
The FDNY said the blaze ignited just after 9:15 p.m. inside a seventh-floor apartment within the NYCHA complex at 340 Frost St.
More than 100 firefighters responded to the incident. Most of the injured victims suffered from smoke inhalation after being caught in a hallway; they were brought to local hospitals for treatment.
Two hose lines were used to knock down the main body of fire, the FDNY said.
Fire Marshals are now investigating the causes of both blazes.
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Brooklyn homicide detectives are questioning the brother of a man who was shot to death at a public housing complex early on Saturday morning, sources familiar with the investigation said.
Police said the deadly shooting happened at about 2:30 a.m. on April 5 inside an apartment within the Nostrand Houses at 3012 Avenue W in Sheepshead Bay.
Officers from the 61st Precinct and NYPD PSA 1 responded to the location after receiving a 911 call regarding a man shot.
Upon arriving at the scene, they located the victim, a 31-year-old man who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
EMS rushed the victim to Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. Police have withheld the victim’s identity, pending family notification.
During the preliminary investigation, police took a man, identified as the victim’s brother, into custody for further questioning. Police believe the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute.
Charges against the person of interest are pending the results of the ongoing investigation, police said.
The shooting appears to be the 61st Precinct’s first homicide of 2025, according to the most recent CompStat report. The command had reported zero murders and shootings year-to-date through March 30. Overall crime in the precinct is down 14.02% for the year.
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