70-Year-Old Leonard Mitchell Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Crossing Street Near His Brooklyn Home
Police said Leonard Mitchell was crossing Atlantic Avenue near Third Avenue when he was struck by a dark sedan just before 11 p.m.
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Police said Leonard Mitchell was crossing Atlantic Avenue near Third Avenue when he was struck by a dark sedan just before 11 p.m.
Mitchell, who has autism, was reported missing Tuesday from his Sheepshead Bay home.
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