Suspect Sought After Boy, 13, Shot In The Head In Brooklyn
Gama Droiville, 13, was waiting for the bus with his aunt and cousin when police said a gunman opened fire on the sidewalk.
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Gama Droiville, 13, was waiting for the bus with his aunt and cousin when police said a gunman opened fire on the sidewalk.
Police said the shooting occurred Sept. 2 - Labor Day - at Eric Gaulin's townhouse as he showed several rifles to the victim, 23-year-old Megan Bookstaver of Hicksville, Long Island.
The boy was with his aunt at around noon on Beverley Road and Flatbush Avenue when the shooting took place.
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According to authorities, a 30-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were walking on New Lots Avenue near Montauk Avenue at around 2:20 a.m. on Saturday when the suspects ran up behind them and fired three to five rounds.
Joshua Higgins, 19, of Newark, who is charged with felony murder, robbery, and firearms offenses in connection with the shooting, pleaded not guilty on Thursday. He is being held on $500,000 bail.
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Around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, 50-year-old Richard Salvia was found shot in the head on Grandview Avenue in Mariners Harbor, police said.
Police said three to four men fired several shots around 3 p.m. Thursday on the 100 block of First Street.
Around 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, 50-year-old Richard Salvia was found shot in the head on Grandview Avenue in Mariners Harbor, police said.
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The teen -- Kathon Anderson -- is also charged with criminal possession of a weapon and criminal use of a firearm, police said. He was marched out of the 79th Precinct in Brooklyn early Friday evening.
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