Police: 87-Year-Old Tied Up, 6-Year-Old Threatened With Gun In Brooklyn Home Invasion
One man allegedly slapped the 87-year-old in the face and threatened him with a hammer before tying him to a chair.
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One man allegedly slapped the 87-year-old in the face and threatened him with a hammer before tying him to a chair.
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The attack happened shortly before 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Hegeman Avenue near Bristol Street in Brownsville.
According to police, a 16-year-old boy got into an argument with an individual, who then stabbed the teen in the chest with a knife before running away.
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Police made the grisly discovery just before 10 p.m. Tuesday at an apartment on Throop Avenue near Decatur Street.
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Police in Danbury, Connecticut, are actively looking for a man who they believe fired a deadly gunshot that traveled through a wall and killed his neighbor.
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