On the cold winter night of January 9, 2023, a dispute in a playground in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn turned deadly, leaving 50-year-old Reginald Thawney dead from a gunshot wound to the chest. The incident occurred at approximately 10:22 p.m. within the Plaza Residences apartment complex on New Lots Avenue.
According to police reports, the conflict that led to the fatal shooting was observed by two officers who were near the playground. They witnessed an argument between Tha
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