Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Teenage Girl Shot and Killed By Boyfriend After Argument at Whitman Houses
19-year-old shot three times in the chest outside building at 106 Carlton Ave. late Monday afternoon.
Update, 5:28 a.m.: The New York Post reports that the teen threw bleach in the face of her boyfriend minutes before she was shot and killed in front of a building at Whitman Houses late Monday afternoon.
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A 19-year-old girl was shot dead by her boyfriend after an argument at Whitman Houses on Monday, police said.
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The incident occurred at 6:21 p.m. in front of 106 Carlton Ave. in Fort Greene. According to police, the teenager was shot three times in the chest.
Police said there was a verbal disagreement between the two before the incident took place outside the building.
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The teen, who has not been identified, was transported to Brooklyn Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Three 9-millimeter shell casings were recovered from the scene, police said.
As of late Monday night, the boyfriend was still being sought by police.
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