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Man Fatally Stabbed in East Flatbush Had 50 Baggies of Crack, Sources Say

April 14, 2017 12:05pm | Updated April 14, 2017 12:05pm
The victim was taken to Brookdale Hospital and pronounced dead.
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BROOKLYN — A 28-year-old man fatally stabbed in East Flatbush on Thursday night was found with 50 baggies of crack in his crotch area, police sources said.

The victim was stabbed in the chest on Rockaway Parkway near East 98th Street about 8:05 p.m., the NYPD said.

He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where doctors later found $800 in cash on him, as well as two larger plastic bags containing the baggies of crack, sources said.

The man, whose identity was pending family notification, died at the hospital, police said.

No arrests have been made.

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