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72-year-old man beaten to death during a fight with his cousin in a Brooklyn apartment


The victim was discovered lying in bed unconscious with a head injury.

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A 72-year-old man was beaten to death during a fight with his cousin in their shared Brooklyn apartment early Thursday.police said.

The victim was discovered lying in bed unconscious with a head injury when police responded to a 911 call at the Kosciuszko Street apartment near Tompkins Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant around 4:30 a.m., according to reports. police.

He was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS, and his 60-year-old cousin was immediately detained at the scene by police, with charges pending.

Police found no weapons at the crime scene.

The circumstances leading up to the deadly fight are still under investigation, and the victim’s name has not been released publicly, pending notification of the deceased’s family.

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Just last night, a young mother walking her 3-month-old baby in a stroller was fatally shot on an Upper East Side street, police sources said.

The 20-year-old woman was shot in the head by a suspect who approached her from behind on Lexington Avenue and East 95th Street around 8:20 p.m.

Later, Mayor Eric Adams and New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell held a news conference at the scene of the shooting.


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