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Brooklyn man shot dead at public housing complex; cops seek killer

brooklyn police officer guards crime scene after man was shot
FILE – A detective at the scene of a Brooklyn shooting
Photo by Lloyd Mitchell

Brooklyn detectives are looking for the suspect who shot a man dead at a public housing complex on Saturday evening.

Law enforcement sources said Deon Williams, 32, was gunned down at the Sumner Houses located at 68 Marcus Garvey Blvd. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at about 6:26 p.m. on July 13.

Officers from the 79th Precinct and NYPD PSA 3, in responding to a 911 call about the shooting, found Williams, who lived at the complex on nearby Park Avenue, unconscious and unresponsive at the location. He sustained a bullet wound to his torso.

EMS rushed the victim to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later.

Sumner Houses in Brooklyn where man was shot
The Sumner Houses in Bedford-Stuyvesant, BrooklynPhoto via Google Maps

So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.

Through July 7, according to the most recent CompStat report, the 79th Precinct had seen just two homicides and 11 shootings year-to-date, down from five murders and 12 shootings at the same point in 2023.

Anyone with information regarding Saturday’s shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.