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Man Beaten to Death Inside His Crown Heights Home, Police Say

September 3, 2014 8:47am | Updated September 4, 2014 8:55am
Anthony Freeman was found with blunt force trauma to his head inside his building, police said.
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BROOKLYN — A man was beaten to death inside his apartment building in Ocean Hill Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Anthony Freeman, 26, had blunt force trauma wounds to his head when police found him inside 1639 St. Marks Ave., near Eastern Parkway, about 3:45 p.m., according to the NYPD.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. 

No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning, an NYPD spokeswoman said.

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