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Police Seek Vehicle Connected To Fatal Hit-And-Run In Brooklyn

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are trying to find a vehicle connected to a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn.

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Police are trying to find a vehicle connected to a fatal hit-and-run in Brooklyn that happened on Oct. 28, 2019. (Credit: NYPD Crime Stoppers)

It happened on Oct. 28 in Cypress Hills.

Police say 50-year-old Vabita Arjune, of Brooklyn, was trying to cross Liberty Avenue near Crescent Street when she was struck by a gray sedan.

The driver did not stop.

Arjune was taken to Jamaica Medical Center. She died from her injuries on Nov. 7.

Investigators believe the suspect's vehicle is a gray 2014-15 Hyundai Sonata with driver's side mirror damage.

Anyone who has information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or for Spanish, 1-888-577-4782. Tips can also be sent to the NYPDTips Twitter account or submitted online at NYPDCrimeStoppers.com.

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