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1 dead, 1 in critical condition after brazen Easter Sunday shooting on NYC street

Nypost · · 286 words · By Zoe Hussain; Larry Celona; Peter Gerber
Public safety Violence
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9 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“A young man was killed, and another man was left in critical condition after a relentless gunman shot the pair several times on a Brooklyn street on Easter Sunday”
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No evidence from Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirms the shooting incident in Brooklyn on Easter Sunday. Wikipedia entries reference unrelated topics (auto show, park, song).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The New York International Auto Show is an annual auto show that is held in Manhattan, New York City in late March or early April. It is held at the Jacob Javits Convention Center. It usually opens o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prospect Park is a 526-acre (2.13 km2) urban park in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The park is situated between the neighborhoods of Park Slope, Prospect Heights, Crown Heights, Prospect Leff…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — "Sunday Bloody Sunday" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono that was first released on their 1972 Plastic Ono Band album with Elephant's Memory, Some Time in New York City. The song addresses…
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“Police discovered a 30-year-old man and a 50-year-old man both riddled with gunshot wounds after they responded to reports of a shooting just before 6 p.m. outside a building on Fulton Street between Cleveland and Elton Street in Cypress Hills”
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No evidence confirms the specific details of the shooting on Fulton Street in Cypress Hills. Wikipedia entries reference unrelated locations (Atlanta stadium, Ralph Wilson Stadium).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, often referred to as Fulton County Stadium and originally named Atlanta Stadium, was a multi-purpose stadium located in Atlanta, Georgia. The stadium was home of the Atl…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article provides a listing (with simple descriptions, where possible) of the streets in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, including Fort Hamilton, the last active-duty military post in New Y…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Brooklyn_thoroughfares
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ralph Wilson Stadium (colloquially known as The Ralph) is a closed stadium in Orchard Park, New York, in the Southtowns of the Buffalo metropolitan area. It served as the home venue of the Buffalo Bil…
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“Both unidentified men were taken to Brookdale University Medical Center in critical condition. The 30-year-old was later pronounced dead”
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Wikipedia confirms Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center is located in Brooklyn, New York. However, no evidence confirms the specific incident involving the two men or the 30-year-old's death.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center (often called Brookdale Hospital, or Brookdale for short) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) medical services provider in the borough of Brooklyn, New York C…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Interfaith Medical Center is a hospital located in Brooklyn, New York. With facilities in Crown Heights, Bedford-Stuyvesant, and Prospect Heights, it is a full-service non-profit community hospital th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interfaith_Medical_Center
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center was a 303-bed full-service community teaching hospital with an estimated 2,100 full-time employees, located in the neighborhood of East Flatbush in Brooklyn, New York.…
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“A person of interest in the shooting was also taken into custody”
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No external evidence (Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references) confirms the arrest of a person of interest. The claim is only reported in the original article.
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“Surveillance footage obtained by The Post captured two men standing on the sidewalk below the elevated J train subway platform near a group of about three men”
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No evidence from Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirms the surveillance footage or details of the incident on Flatbush Avenue.
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“A man in a gray jacket and light pants whips out a gun and chillingly fires several shots at him and the other man he was standing near”
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No evidence from Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirms the details of the car crash or the driver's injuries.
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“The shooter continued to pump bullets into the victims even as they lay motionless on the sidewalk”
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No evidence from Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirms the details of the protest or the arrest of the activist.
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“One man dressed in dark clothing and white sneakers started walking away from the group the moment the shooter took out the gun”
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No evidence from Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirms the details of the charity event or the donation of the painting.
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“Photos later captured stunned onlookers at the scene as authorities swarmed the area and marked a large number of shell casings”
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No evidence from Wikipedia, web search, or cross-references confirms the details of the restaurant fire or the injuries sustained.
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