A heated argument on East 49th Street in East Flatbush ended in a man’s death Saturday when a gun was thrown into the mix.
Cops said that they were called to an address near Snyder Avenue at 6:04 p.m. on October 17 when they found a 56-year-old man lying on the street.
The victim, who was later identified as Charles Bulze, had been shot twice in the torso. He was rushed to Kings County Hospital where he died of his injuries.
Police said that Bulze was gunned down in front of his house during an argument with another man.
As of this writing cops didn’t have a suspect or a motive.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
One man was killed and another seriously wounded following a bloody knife fight on Avenue D.
Police said that an argument inside a restaurant near East 51st Street led to the bloodshed, although the person responsible remained at large as of this writing.
Officials said that cops were called to the corner at 6 a.m. on October 18 on a report of a knife fight in progress at the Smooth Taste Restaurant and Juice Bar. The fight reportedly began in the store and spilled out into the street.
When they arrived, they found 25-year-old Ricky Lewis of Gates Avenue and a 24-year-old suffering from deep cuts to their necks.
Both men were taken to Kings County Hospital where Lewis died of his wound. The 24-year-old was in stable condition and reportedly on the mend.
The assailant had run off by the time police arrived.
Investigators are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward.
Calls can be made to the NYPD CrimeStoppers hotline at (800) 577-TIPS. All calls will be kept confidential.
Fingered
A 20-year-old man is facing a burglary rap after cops matched his fingerprints to a break-in on East 28th Street.
Police said that someone forced his way into an apartment near Tilden Avenue on the morning of September 29.
When the victim came home, she found her bathroom window opened and her laptop and jewelry missing.
Cops investigated, finding some fingerprints on the outside of the victim’s window.
Those prints ended up allegedly matching ones belonging to Lwidji Jean-Baptiste, who was already in New York’s criminal database for an earlier arrest.
Jean-Baptiste was taken into custody on October 19, charged with burglary in the second degree, grand larceny and criminal trespass.
An East Flatbush man needed to receive stitches for a brutal pounding he received at the hands of an outraged ex-girlfriend.
The victim told police that he was nearing the corner at 6 p.m. on October 15 when he got into an argument with the 30-year-old former love.
During the spat the woman picked up an unidentified object and struck the victim in the head with it several times, leaving him cut and bloody.
Cops apprehended the ex %u2013 who was not named %u2013 a short time later and charged her with assault in the third degree, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.
Cops have arrested a 22-year-old in connection with a brutal attack that landed a Flatbush man in the hospital this summer.
Police alleged that Dany Valdes was one of three suspects who jumped a man on Caton Avenue near Ocean Avenue back on July 18.
The victim needed to be hospitalized for internal bleeding and swelling to the brain after he was whipped with a belt buckle and beaten with a stick, officials said.
Valdes was taken into custody last week and charged with assault in the first degree, menacing and criminal possession of a weapon.
Cops said that one of Valdes’ alleged accomplices was arrested shortly after the attack. A third perpetrator was still at large.
A Midwood woman was arrested last week on charges that she had taken a belt to her four-year-old grandson on an area street.
Officials allege that the woman, who was not named because of her relationship to the victim, attacked the four-year-old on Coney Island Avenue near Avenue N.
The boy, who lives in Flatbush, suffered some bruises on his legs.
His grandmother was taken into custody on October 13 and charged with assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
A teen party at an East Flatbush club ended in gunfire recently, police said.
Officials said that a fight broke out in front of Jumbala at Ralph Avenue and Clarendon Road as the hotspot hosted a teen party at 9 p.m. on October 11.
During the fray, a 15-year-old pulled a gun and shot a few rounds into the air, sending everyone scattering. No one was hit, police said.
Responding officers apprehended the shooter, who, despite his young age, had been twice charged for robbery in East New York. He was charged with attempted assault and criminal possession of a weapon. The gun was also recovered, officials said.
Police officer Gregory Gingo was credited with the arrest.
Two hours after the above arrest, cops were back at the corner of Ralph Avenue and Clarendon Road for another shooting — this one with an injury.
Police said that a 17-year-old was hit in the ankle when shots were fired near the corner at 11 p.m. The victim was listed in stable condition after treatment.
Investigators were still looking for the shooter. The incident is believed to be connected to the activities at the club, sources said.
Cops are asking anyone with information regarding this incident to come forward.
Calls can be made to the 67th Precinct at (718) 287-3211. All calls will be kept confidential.
