A second suspect was arrested over the weekend in connection to the fatal shooting of a Brooklyn man on a residential block last Wednesday.
Law enforcement sources said the homicide happened at about 5:44 p.m. on June 28 in front of a home on the 800 block of Ashford Street off Linden Boulevard in East New York.
Officers from the 75th Precinct, in responding to a 911 call about the shooting, found 40-year-old Dennis Morgan at the location with a bullet wound to his back.
A preliminary investigation led cops to 38-year-old Crystal Smith, who was arrested Thursday, June 29 and charged with manslaughter and two counts of gang assault.
Three days later, police cuffed 39-year-old Joseph Black, also in connection to the crime. He is charged with murder, manslaughter, two counts of gang assault and criminal possession of a weapon, according to authorities.
Through June 25, the 75th Precinct reported 32 shootings and 38 shooting victims year-to-date, according to CompStat. While that represents decreases from the same period in 2022, the murder rate has increased from 8 in 2022 to 12 this year.
Additional reporting by Robert Pozarycki
