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Man Fatally Shot Outside Brooklyn Public Housing Complex

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) - Police say a 21-year-old man has been fatally shot outside his building in a Brooklyn public housing complex.

The shooting happened just after 3 p.m. Saturday outside a building on Baltic Street in the Gowanus Houses.

Police say Leroy Olmstead was shot in the torso. He was taken to Lutheran Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Police have made no arrests.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS. You can also submit tips by logging onto the Crime Stoppers website or texting tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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