Shooting On Linden Blvd., Victim Taken To Kings County Hospital

Nora Whelan -

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Police are responding to a shooting that occurred at 50 Linden Blvd. between Flatbush and Bedford Aves. According to a spokesman for the FDNY, a call came in at 3:43pm, and a man was taken to Kings County Hospital. We will keep you updated as we get more information.

UPDATE 7:06pm: The victim, 22, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced DOA from multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. An investigation is ongoing.

UPDATE 8:11am: The victim has been identified by The Wall Street Journal as Nicholas Warner-Paul, a Trinidadian immigrant who the NY Daily News says went by the nickname “UB,” for “Unknown Boy,” around the neighborhood. He died of five gunshot wounds to his chest. Police are seeking a suspect.