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12 People Shot, One Killed In Shooting At Brownsville's Old Timers Event

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Christopher Robbins

Published Jul 29, 2019

Modified Jul 30, 2019

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Yellow evidence markers are placed next to chairs at a playground in the Brownsville neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York after Saturday night's shooting

 

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Christopher Robbins

Published Jul 29, 2019

Modified Jul 30, 2019

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Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.

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