Arrest Made In Connection To Fatal Shooting Of Connecticut Man In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A man has been arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that happened in Brooklyn back in June.

Police say 29-year-old Ramel Chapman, of Brooklyn, is facing charges in the death 33-year-old Sean Robinson, of Stamford, Connecticut.

The shooting happened on Morgan Avenue in East Williamsburg just after 12:30 a.m. on June 14.

Chapman allegedly approached Robinson, who was sitting in the passenger seat of a Ford Mustang, and shot him in the back.

Police say Chapman then approached the 38-year-old man who was in the driver's seat, hit him with a gun and took his chain.

After the incident, the man drove to a local hospital, where Robinson was pronounced dead.

Chapman has been charged with murder, robbery and criminal possession of a weapon.

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