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Crime & Mayhem

Man Found Fatally Shot in the Driveway of His Home, Police Say

July 14, 2015 10:10am | Updated July 14, 2015 10:10am

BROOKLYN — A 50-year-old man was found fatally shot in the face and torso in the driveway of his East Flatbush home Monday afternoon, police said.

There were no immediate arrests, police said

Gerald Wellington, 50, was shot once in his face and twice in his torso when police found him in the driveway of his East 96th Street home, near Willmohr Street, about 5:42 p.m., NYPD officials said.

He was pronounced dead at Brookdale Hospital, police said.

Investigators believe the shooting may stem from an earlier dispute, said an NYPD spokeswoman who did not have further details.

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