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Ditmas Park man dies in shooting outside bodega

Ditmas Park man dies in shooting outside bodega
Photo by Steve Solomonson

Someone shot and killed a Ditmas Park man on Tuesday night outside a bodega blocks away from his home, police said.

Raphael Kurton, 27, was arguing with his assailant outside a corner store on Newkirk Avenue at E. 17th street shortly before 9:30 pm, when the gunman pulled a firearm and shot Kurton at least once in the torso, according to a police spokeswoman.

Kurton staggered about half a block toward his Ocean Avenue home before collapsing on Newkirk Avenue between E. 17th and E. 18th streets, where cops responding to a 911 call found him lying unconscious, according to a report.

Responders transported Kurton to Kings County Medical Center, where doctors pronounced him dead, cops said.

There have been no arrests and police are investigating the shooting, a report said.

Reach reporter Noah Hurowitz at nhurowitz@cnglocal.com or by calling (718) 260–4505. Follow him on Twitter @noahhurowitz
Grim reminder: A bullet hole in the window of a car at the intersection.
Photo by Steve Solomonson