Kemal Karakatal Dies After Fatal Assault in Brooklyn

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NYPD responded to the intersection of Pitkin and Van Siclen Avenues at approximately 10:19 p.m. on July 2nd, where they found Kemal Karakatal, 52, unconscious and unresponsive. I

Investigators were told Karakatal had been punched in the face, causing him to fall to the ground.

He was transported to hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made, and the investigation remains ongoing.