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Man Fatally Shot in Back of Head in Brooklyn, Police Say

BROOKLYN — A man was fatally shot in the back of his head in the third-floor hallway outside his apartment in the Breuklen Houses Monday night, police said.

Sean Michael Williams, 36, was found dead inside 719 E. 103rd St., near Flatlands Avenue in Canarsie, about 9:40 p.m., NYPD officials said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

There were no arrests as of Tuesday morning, police said.

It was not immediately clear why he was killed and an NYPD spokesman said he did not have any information about the shooter.