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Daniel Gantovnik

Case from Queens, NY dated Oct 13, 1991

Victim Details

Daniel Danny Gantovnik

Male

White / Caucasian

Queens

NY

1991-10-13

23

Daniel

Gantovnik

07/27/2026

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In the early hours of a Sunday in October 1991, a tragic and violent series of events unfolded in a home in the Little Neck section of Queens, New York, claiming the life of 23-year-old Daniel Gantovnik. The rampage began around 2:20 a.m. when a man identified as Andrew Brooks Jr., 47, opened fire inside the house where he lived with his father.

Police were summoned to the residence shortly after 2 a.m. and discovered a horrifying scene. Inside the house, they found the bodies of Daniel G ...
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  • Newspapers.com: Grew up together, cut down together (Daniel Gantovnik, Michael Zarabi 1991) - Newspapers.com
  • Newspapers.com: Queens slay rampage (Daniel Gantovnik etc. 1991) part 1 - Newspapers.com
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