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Man Fatally Shot In The Head While Biking In Brooklyn
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Ben Yakas
Published Oct 12, 2014
Modified Oct 12, 2014
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A man was fatally shot in the head while biking in Brooklyn on Sunday. According to police, the incident happened around 12:15 p.m. today. The 30-year-old victim was riding his bike on Union Street near Utica Avenue in Crown Heights when he was shot by an unknown assailant.
The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital in critical condition and was pronounced dead a short while later. Officials tell the News that the suspect fled the scene in a dark SUV southbound on Pennsylvania Avenue toward the Belt Parkway. Police say that no arrests have been made and the investigation in ongoing.
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