Angry ex-husband chopped his former spouse’s boyfriend with hatchet at Brooklyn strip mall parking lot – Police Says
An angry ex-husband chopped his former spouse’s boyfriend with a hatchet and then shot the wounded man, killing him, in a bloody rage at a Brooklyn strip mall parking lot Thursday night, police said.
When police arrived at the supermarket parking lot on Ocean Ave. near Voorhies Ave. in Sheepshead Bay around 9 p.m., they found the 42-year-old victim lying on the ground.
His 44-year-old girlfriend was crying over him, cops said. She immediately pointed to her 47-year-old ex-husband, who was standing nearby.
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The victim had been struck in the head with a heavy blade and shot in the chest, police said. EMS rushed him to Coney Island Hospital but he could not be saved. His name was not immediately disclosed.
Cops found a bloody hatchet in the trunk of the ex-husband’s SUV, police said. The gun was found on the ground under the SUV.
The suspect fired at least four shots at the victim after striking him with a hatchet, police said.
The ex-husband confessed to the attack and was taken into custody. Criminal charges weren’t immediately filed.
