Final Weekend Of The Year Brings Three More Violent Deaths

DITMAS PARK – On Saturday, December 26, just after 7:30pm, police responded to a 911 call about a man shot inside 580 East 17th Street (70 Precinct). The victim, Daniel Romulus, 62, a resident at the apartment building, was shot in the chest and died from the injuries at NYC Health + Hospitals / Kings County.

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580 E 17th St Dec 26 7:35:30 PM EST

There are no arrests and the investigation remains ongoing.

CONEY ISLAND – On Saturday, December 26, around 9:40 pm police responded to a car crash at West 20th Street and Surf Avenue (60 Precinct). A preliminary investigation found that the driver of a 2012 Infinity,  Marvins Edouard, 25, of Williamsburg lost control of the vehicle while making a left turn onto West 20th Street and struck a building scaffolding, cops inform.9

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W 20th St & Surf Ave Dec 26 9:46:13 PM EST

Edouard died from the injuries at Lutheran Medical Center. The 23-year-old male passenger survived the crash with no injuries. The investigation remains ongoing by the NYPD Highway District’s Collision Investigation Squad.

RED HOOK – On Sunday, December 27,  minutes after 4 pm police responded to a 911 call of an assault inside of 416 Columbia Street (76th Precinct). They found resident James Bradley, 48, with a stab wound to his chest. Bradley died at the Methodist Hospital shortly after. A 47-year-old man was taken into custody at the scene.