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30-Year-Old Punches, Kills Elderly Man Over Car Towing Dispute in Flatbush

Thomas died shortly after he was hospitalized.

A fight over a towed car turned deadly in East Flatbush Saturday when a 61-year-old died after being punched, police said. The fight started Saturday around 8:45 pm on Clarkson Avenue near Rockaway Parkway as a 30-year-old tow truck driver attempted to tow Carlyle Thomas’ car, according to police sources. According to family members, Thomas often parked his Honda minivan at the Shell gas station near his apartment on Rockaway Parkway, often for $10 a day. Saturday night, family members said someone at the gas station called the tow truck company to take Thomas‘s car away. Click here to read more on pix11.com




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