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| Just Out of Prison, Brooklyn Gunman Is Killed by Officers, Police Say | Just Out of Prison, Brooklyn Gunman Is Killed by Officers, Police Say |
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| Nasheem Prioleau had just been released from prison last week after serving a five-year sentence for robbery, the police said. | |
| On Tuesday night, around 8 p.m., he was walking through the Gowanus Houses public housing complex, on the edge of the brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood of Boerum Hill. | On Tuesday night, around 8 p.m., he was walking through the Gowanus Houses public housing complex, on the edge of the brownstone Brooklyn neighborhood of Boerum Hill. |
| That was when, the police said, a pair of plainclothes officers who had been driving in an unmarked car by Baltic and Hoyt Streets saw Mr. Prioleau, 30, shoot at another person. | That was when, the police said, a pair of plainclothes officers who had been driving in an unmarked car by Baltic and Hoyt Streets saw Mr. Prioleau, 30, shoot at another person. |
| What happened next unfolded quickly, and the police were still piecing it together on Wednesday morning. | What happened next unfolded quickly, and the police were still piecing it together on Wednesday morning. |
| Terence A. Monahan, the Police Department’s chief of department said at a news conference late Tuesday that the officers “immediately identified themselves as police, and gave multiple orders to drop the weapon.” | Terence A. Monahan, the Police Department’s chief of department said at a news conference late Tuesday that the officers “immediately identified themselves as police, and gave multiple orders to drop the weapon.” |
| The shooter, he said, did not comply. | The shooter, he said, did not comply. |
| Then, according to Chief Monahan, “both officers fired numerous rounds” at the man, later identified as Mr. Prioleau. He was struck several times and taken to Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he died, the police said. | Then, according to Chief Monahan, “both officers fired numerous rounds” at the man, later identified as Mr. Prioleau. He was struck several times and taken to Brooklyn Hospital Center, where he died, the police said. |
| The police did not identify the officers involved in the shooting. They were part of an anti-crime unit, which are aggressive teams in civilian clothes with unmarked cars that focus making gun arrests and often respond to reports of shots fired. They were not hurt. | The police did not identify the officers involved in the shooting. They were part of an anti-crime unit, which are aggressive teams in civilian clothes with unmarked cars that focus making gun arrests and often respond to reports of shots fired. They were not hurt. |
| A 9-millimeter handgun and shell casing were recovered at the scene near the gunman, Chief Monahan said, adding that the officers involved in the shooting would need to be interviewed to determine whether the man had fired at them. | A 9-millimeter handgun and shell casing were recovered at the scene near the gunman, Chief Monahan said, adding that the officers involved in the shooting would need to be interviewed to determine whether the man had fired at them. |
| Chief Monahan said that the gunman had “an extensive criminal history, including multiple violent felony convictions,” the chief said. | Chief Monahan said that the gunman had “an extensive criminal history, including multiple violent felony convictions,” the chief said. |
| The police were still looking for the second man involved in the initial shooting, officials said. | The police were still looking for the second man involved in the initial shooting, officials said. |
| At about 10 p.m., before Chief Monahan addressed reporters, a stretch of Baltic Street with the housing complex buildings on either side was blocked off by police tape and vehicles, as officers flooded the block and helicopters buzzed overhead. | At about 10 p.m., before Chief Monahan addressed reporters, a stretch of Baltic Street with the housing complex buildings on either side was blocked off by police tape and vehicles, as officers flooded the block and helicopters buzzed overhead. |
| Elvis Peguero, the owner of the Los Tios Deli Grocery on Hoyt Street, said he had heard “a lot of shots” — as many as 20, he guessed — just before 8 p.m. in what sounded like volleys coming from both sides of Baltic Street. Within minutes, he said, police officers were swarming the area. | Elvis Peguero, the owner of the Los Tios Deli Grocery on Hoyt Street, said he had heard “a lot of shots” — as many as 20, he guessed — just before 8 p.m. in what sounded like volleys coming from both sides of Baltic Street. Within minutes, he said, police officers were swarming the area. |
| Apartment courtyards on either side of Baltic Street were also taped off, and some residents of the complex said they had been locked out of their buildings with no word on when they would be allowed back inside. | Apartment courtyards on either side of Baltic Street were also taped off, and some residents of the complex said they had been locked out of their buildings with no word on when they would be allowed back inside. |
| Shortly after 10:30 p.m., a line of officers, some in riot gear and some leading police dogs, walked across a courtyard south of Baltic Street facing the shooting site. | Shortly after 10:30 p.m., a line of officers, some in riot gear and some leading police dogs, walked across a courtyard south of Baltic Street facing the shooting site. |
| Shanduke McPhatter, a Brooklyn anti-gang activist, said that it was important to residents of the neighborhood to get a full accounting of the police response and to be assured the police were not “excessively shooting.” | Shanduke McPhatter, a Brooklyn anti-gang activist, said that it was important to residents of the neighborhood to get a full accounting of the police response and to be assured the police were not “excessively shooting.” |
| “We just want to get the facts, and that’s what we’re focused on,” Mr. McPhatter said. “We want to see who fired how many shots.” | “We just want to get the facts, and that’s what we’re focused on,” Mr. McPhatter said. “We want to see who fired how many shots.” |
| Last month, an anti-crime officer on patrol in the Bronx, Brian Mulkeen, was killed by so-called friendly fire while struggling with a man. | Last month, an anti-crime officer on patrol in the Bronx, Brian Mulkeen, was killed by so-called friendly fire while struggling with a man. |
| Ali Watkins contributed reporting. | Ali Watkins contributed reporting. |