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Man Shot and Killed Near His Brownsville Home, Cops Say

August 26, 2013 7:58am | Updated August 26, 2013 7:58am
Amin Lewis, 33, was shot near his Brownsville home, cops said.
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BROOKLYN — A man died Sunday evening after he was shot about a block from his Brownsville home, cops said.

Amin Lewis, 33, got into an argument with someone who then shot him multiple times in the torso outside 360 Williams Ave. about 7 p.m., according to the NYPD.

Lewis, who lived around the corner from where he was shot, was rushed to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Lewis' shooter was still at large as of Monday morning, cops said.

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