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Man Shot Dead In Crown Heights Late Monday Night, Cops Say

The dying 51-year-old man was found riddled with bullets on Sterling Place, said police

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The man, 51, was found shot near Sterling Place and Schenectady Avenue about 8:50 p.m. Labor Day, police said.
The man, 51, was found shot near Sterling Place and Schenectady Avenue about 8:50 p.m. Labor Day, police said. (Shutterstock)

BROOKLYN — A man's lifeless body was found riddled with bullets in Crown Heights Monday night, police said.

The man, 51, was found shot near Sterling Place and Schenectady Avenue about 8:50 p.m. Labor Day, police said.

Medics rushed the man to Kings County Hospital but doctors could not save his life, police said.

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Police had not released the man's name as of Tuesday morning.

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