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Man Fatally Shot During Family Fight at Baby Shower, Police Say

By Dartunorro Clark | January 2, 2017 3:07pm

BROOKLYN — A man was fatally shot in the head following a family dispute at a baby shower inside an East Flatbush catering hall, the NYPD said.

Hilario Paulino Cortez Vidals, 49, of Midwood, was shot inside Afrika House at 2265 Bedford Ave. around 1 a.m. Saturday after two families in the party got into a fight, police said.

The victim’s son was apparently involved in an altercation with an unknown number of men before the shooting, police said.

The men then left the venue, returned a short time later and opened fire, hitting Cortez Vidals, authorities said.

The victim was taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead.

There had been no arrests as of Monday afternoon and the investigation is ongoing, police said.

Representatives for Afrika House could not immediately be reached for comment.