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David Brown

Death by Force
Case Description
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On the night of December 14, 2024, David Brown, a 47-year-old African American man, was fatally shot inside his apartment at the Polo Grounds Towers, a New York City Housing Authority complex located on Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem. Responding to a 911 call around 10:56 p.m., officers from the NYPD's 32nd Precinct discovered Brown suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the abdomen. He was transported to NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem, where he was pronounced dead.

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  • New York Daily News: Masked visitors shoot 47-year-old man to death in Manhattan NYCHA apartment
  • https://pix11.com/news/local-news/manhattan/man-shot-multiple-times-near-nycha-complex-police/
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    Victim Details

    David Brown

    Male

    Black / African American

    New York

    NY

    2024-12-14

    47

    David

    Brown

    11/22/2025

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    12/27/2024
    December 14th was the darkest night for those who knew and loved David Brown. It's devastating to th... ...Read More
    12/25/2024
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