What to Know
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A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot in front of his home in Brooklyn, one of two people killed in separate shootings in the borough Friday
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Samuel Joseph, 15, was shot in the head and torso in front of his apartment building on Flatbush Avenue at around 5:45 p.m.
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Family members and friends could be seen comforting one another on the street outside the building on Flatbush Avenue
A 15-year-old boy who was shot to death in Brooklyn had been headed to the grocery store for his mother when he was killed, family members said Saturday.
Samuel Joseph, 15, was shot in the head and torso in front of his apartment building on Flatbush Avenue just before 6 p.m. Friday, police said.
He was pronounced dead at Kings County Hospital.
“He was a good kid,” said Don Joseph, the victim’s brother. “He’s not a gang member or in any type a situation that would cause that.”
Teen Killed in Pair of Deadly Brooklyn Shootings
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Family members and friends could be seen comforting one another on the street outside the building on Flatbush Avenue, where a candlelight memorial was growing.
No one has been arrested. The investigation was ongoing.
“There’s nothing to say,” Don Joseph said, “We just hope justice will come.”
Source : Nbcnewyork
