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Man Stabbed to Death in Fort Greene, Cops Say

August 14, 2013 7:59am | Updated August 14, 2013 7:59am
John Reeves, 39, was stabbed to death in lobby of the Whitman Houses Tuesday night, cops said.
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NEW YORK CITY — A man was stabbed to death in what police are investgating as a possible drug-related homicide inside the lobby of Fort Greene's Whitman Houses Tuesday night, an NYPD spokesman said.

John Reeves, 39, was found with multiple stab wounds to his torso in 117 North Oxford Rd. about 10:40 p.m., according to the NYPD.

He was rushed to Brooklyn Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, cops said.

Reeves' killer remained at large Wednesday morning, cops said.

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