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Man Shot and Killed in Front of Borinquen Houses, Police Say

By Serena Dai | August 24, 2015 10:53am
 A 36-year-old man was shot and killed in Williamsburg on Monday.
A 36-year-old man was shot and killed in Williamsburg on Monday.
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WILLIAMSBURG — A man was found shot to death in front of the Borinquen Houses early Monday, police said.

The victim, who was not a resident of the housing complex, was discovered lying face down on Manhattan Avenue near Seigel Street just before 1 a.m. Monday, police said. He had been shot twice in the stomach and once in the head, police said.

The man was taken to Woodhull Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

His identity is being withheld pending family notification of his death. The circumstances surrounding the incident were not immediately clear.

No one has been arrested, and police are investigating.