One Dead, One Arrested After East Flatbush Assault

An assault in East Flatbush Sunday, August 20, left one man dead and another in handcuffs.

Kevin Ryant, 49, of East Flatbush, was found on the ground with head trauma by police responding to a 911 call about an assault at 2:05 am. He was transported to Brookdale Hospital by EMS where he stayed in serious condition until he died from his injuries on Wednesday, August 23.

Hector Davila, 52, was arrested on Tuesday, August 22, and charged with assault in connection with the attack, before Ryant succumbed to his injuries. Davila and Ryant were neighbors, living across the street from each other, just down the road from where police found Ryant.