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Police Identify Suspect In Sheepshead Bay Hit and Run
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David Colon
Published Sep 25, 2016
Modified Sep 25, 2016
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Police have identified a suspect in the fatal hit and run in Sheepshead Bay on Friday night that left 28-year-old Francis Perez dead.
The suspected driver in the collision is Brian Young, a 47-year-old Brooklyn resident whom cops describe as being 6'0" tall, with blue eyes, brown hair and light complexion, and who lives around the corner from the fatal crash scene. Police told the Daily News that Young's car was found parked two blocks from the crash and that Young's mother identified the car as belonging to him.
Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS or for Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then entering TIP577.
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