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Ridgewood man
cuffed for deadly
Brooklyn shooting
BY ROBERT POZARYCKI
RPOZARYCKI@QNS.COM
@ROBBPOZ
Detectives cuffed a Ridgewood man Monday, March 8, a day after he
allegedly shot a woman to death outside a Brooklyn catering hall in
an apparent gang-related incident, police reported.
Jose Ortiz, 26, of Madison Street, was booked in the 75th Precinct on
charges of attempted murder, criminal possession of a weapon and reckless
endangerment.
Law enforcement sources said Ortiz allegedly opened fire outside the
Celebration Events and Party Hall at 3443 Atlantic Ave. in City Line at
about 6:30 a.m. on March 7.
Stephanie Munoz, 28, of Gates Avenue in Bushwick was one of the two
victims hit by the gunfire, police said. She sustained a gunshot wound to
her abdomen, and later died of her injuries at Jamaica Hospital.
A second individual, a 26-year-old man, was shot in the torso. He was
taken by private means to Woodhull Hospital and was listed in stable
condition.
At this point in the investigation, police have not established a motive
for the deadly shooting, or the connection between Ortiz and the victims.
Sources familiar with the investigation believe the shooting was gangrelated.
Additional charges against Ortiz may be filed pending the results of the
ongoing investigation.
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