{"id":861787,"date":"2026-09-26T22:02:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T22:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/861787\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T22:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T22:02:22","slug":"brooklyn-falling-tree-kills-56-year-old-man-in-east-new-york-parking-lot-police-sources-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/861787\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn falling tree kills 56-year-old man in East New York parking lot, police sources say"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Saturday, September 26, 2026 9:00PM<\/p>\n

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EAST NEW YORK, Brooklyn (WABC) — A man was killed after being struck by a falling tree in Brooklyn on Saturday, according to police sources.<\/p>\n

It happened at 700 Euclid Ave. in the East New York section.<\/p>\n

Police sources told Eyewitness News that a 56-year-old man was walking through a parking lot when he was struck by the falling tree.<\/p>\n

He was taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.<\/p>\n

The investigation is ongoing.<\/p>\n

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