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NEW YORK, NY – 54-year-old James Ballard was found by New York City police officers unresponsive with multiple stab wounds early in the morning the day after Christmas.
When police arrived, they located Ballard in the area of Rockaway Avenue and Livonia Avenue in the Brownsville section of Brooklyn.
He later died at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center.
On Monday, detectives with the 73rd Precinct arrested Deshawn James, 29, who lives on Livonia Avenue. James was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon.