Police investigate the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy in Bedford-Stuyvesant. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
Two killed in
Crown Heights
motorcycle crash
MAN IN CUSTODY on Rogers Avenue and Bergen Street. Photo by Lloyd Mitchell
AFTER 15-YEAR-OLD
BOY FATALLY STABBED
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A man is in custody after
a teenage boy was stabbed to
death in broad daylight — reportedly
over parking.
Authorities say that at
2:30 pm on June 17, police responded
to a call regarding a
young man stabbed in front
of 168 Decatur St. in Bedford-
Stuyvesant. Upon their arrival,
offi cers found 15-year-old
Troy Lovik at the scene with a
stab wound to his chest.
EMS rushed Lovik, of Amboy
Street, to NYC Health +
Hospitals/Kings County, where
he was pronounced dead.
A 48-year-old man was
taken into custody at the scene
with charges pending against
him, according to police. At
this time, the motive behind
the stabbing remains unclear,
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but authorities told Brooklyn
Paper that the dispute may
have started over parking.
A Police Department
spokesperson said Friday that
Lovick and a group of friends
may have been blocking the
suspect from trying to leave
his parking spot, at which
point “some words were exchanged
and that’s when this
thing happened.”
A motorcyclist and passenger were struck and killed Friday morning
BY BEN VERDE
Two people died of their
injuries on Friday morning
during a motorcycle crash in
Crown Heights.
Authorities say that at
10:32 a.m. offi cers responded
to a 911 call regarding a crash
in front of 49 Rogers Ave.
Upon their arrival, offi cers
found a 25-year-old woman
and a 37-year-old man had
been involved in a crash near
Bergen Street.
A preliminary investigation
found that the two victims
were riding on a motorcycle
when they swerved
to avoid a dump truck. This
resulted in the motorcycle
striking both a nearby Parks
Department vehicle and a
moving truck, causing them
to eject from the bike and hit
the ground.
The victims were rushed
to Interfaith Hospital, where
they were pronounced dead.
The identities of the victims
are being withheld pending
family notifi cation.
“They zigged and zagged
as they were coming up on
the dump truck,” said witness
Valerie Roberts. “They
hit the side of the moving
van. My heart goes out to the
man and woman.”
The truck and park vehicle
drivers stayed at the
scene. The investigation is
ongoing. With Lloyd Mitchell
BK man cuffed in possible
accidental fatal shooting
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
A Brooklyn teen was arrested
for shooting a man to
death last month.
According to police, just
before 12:05 a.m. on May 29,
18-year-old Raynaldo Lewis
was inside 22-year-old Hakeem
Norman’s apartment, located
in the vicinity of Pacifi c Street
and Ralph Avenue. Police say
that Lewis was allegedly playing
with a handgun when it
went off, striking Norman
once in the neck.
Lewis then allegedly fl ed
the scene in an unknown direction.
Norman was rushed
to Interfaith Medical Center
by EMS, where he ultimately
died of his injuries on May 31.
A spokesperson for the
NYPD states that the shooting
may have been accidental.
Lewis was taken into custody
on June 21 and charged with
manslaughter. The suspect. NYPD