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NYPD announces arrest in Sheepshead Bay shooting death

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Adam Devine
On January 5, 2023 at 2105 hours police responded a report of a male assaulted at Ocean Avenue and Avenue Z, within the confines of the 61 Precinct. Responding officers discovered a 42 year-old male with trauma to the head and gunshot wounds to the torso in front of 3090 Ocean Avenue. EMS transported the male to NYC Health and Hospital/ Coney Island where he was pronounced deceased. A male was taken into custody at the scene.
On January 5, 2023 at 2105 hours police responded a report of a male assaulted at Ocean Avenue and Avenue Z, within the confines of the 61 Precinct. Responding officers discovered a 42 year-old male with trauma to the head and gunshot wounds to the torso in front of 3090 Ocean Avenue. EMS transported the male to NYC Health and Hospital/ Coney Island where he was pronounced deceased. A male was taken into custody at the scene.

NEW YORK, NY – Detectives with the New York City Police Department’s 61st Precinct have made an arrest in the Thursday night shooting death of 42-year-old Levan Galdava.

Galdava was shot and killed in the area of Ocean Avenue and Avenue Z in Sheepshead Bay at around 9:04 pm on Thursday.

Police located him unresponsive, and he was transported to NYC Health and Hospital/Coney Island, where he was later pronounced dead.


Dmytro Lapko, 47, of Staten Island, was arrested and charged with murder and criminal weapon possession charges on Friday.

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