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# Man Fatally Stabbed And Shot On Corner Of 4th & Atlantic
- URL: https://bklyner.com/man-fatally-stabbed-and-shot-on-corner-of-4th-atlantic/
- Published: 2017-09-21T13:56:11.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-21T13:59:32.000Z
- Author: Pamela Wong
- Tags: North Western Brooklyn, Police & Fire, 4th Avenue, 84th Precinct, Atlantic Avenue, Boerum Hill, dunkin donuts, nypd, #wp

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1423.jpg)

Corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues, Thursday, September 21, 9:00am (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

BOERUM HILL – A Staten Island man was killed in front of the Dunkin’ Donuts on the southwest corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues Wednesday evening.

Police responded to the scene at approximately 8:20pm on September 20 where they found 47-year-old Steven Vargas unconscious and unresponsive with a stab wound and three gunshot wounds to his chest, a NYPD representative said.

EMS transported Vargas to Brooklyn Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

A witness told the [New York Daily News](http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/man-critically-wounded-shot-times-brooklyn-article-1.3510041?ref=bklyner.com) that Vargas bought a cup of coffee at the Dunkin’ Donuts just before the incident. According to the paper, witnesses described the shooter as a white man, in his 50s, with a beard. He was wearing a green shirt, green jacket, and white shorts.

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/IMG_1427.jpg)

Corner of 4th and Atlantic Avenues, Thursday, September 21, 9:00am (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)

Investigators believe Vargas may have gotten into a dispute with the suspect prior to the incident, the police representative said.

No arrests have been made yet. The investigation is ongoing.

*Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website at [WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM](http://www.nypdcrimestoppers.com/?ref=bklyner.com) or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577\. All calls are strictly confidential.*