Teen arrested in deadly Fort Greene shooting
Police say the teen was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and is facing charges of murder, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of a firearm.
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A 16-year-old is under arrest in connection to a deadly shooting that shook a Fort Greene community.
Police say the teen was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon and is facing charges of murder, criminal possession of a loaded firearm and criminal possession of a firearm.
According to police, the shooting happened just before 11 a.m. on Sunday, April 12, inside an apartment at 75 Cumberland Walk at the Whitman Houses.
A police source tells News 12, officers responding to a 911 call of shots fired found 43-year-old Jamel Davis unconscious on the floor with gunshot wounds to his chest and left shoulder. He was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The source also says the victim’s girlfriend was there, along with her 16-year-old son — who is now under arrest. This shooting happened after some kind of dispute.
Neighbors say Davis was well known in the area — an artist who loved music and spent time with friends in the neighborhood.
The investigation is ongoing.
