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Man Arrested for Crown Heights Homicide, Cops Say

July 11, 2013 1:50pm | Updated July 11, 2013 1:50pm
Dayshawn Walkin was arrested for killing Jermaine Benjamin on June 25th, cops said.
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NEW YORK CITY — A man has been arrested in the murder of Jermaine Benjamin, 32, in Brooklyn last month.

Dayshawn Walkin, 20, of Crown Heights, was arrested Wednesday and charged with murdering Benjamin during a heated argument near 1316 St. James Pl. about 11:40 p.m. June 25th, according to the NYPD.

Benjamin was rushed to Interfaith Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Walkin has been arrested about a dozen times, cops said, for assault, gang assault, and theft of service.

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