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A Bushwick Man Was Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatally Shooting his Girlfriend

The shooting in a basement apartment near the corner of Suydam Street and Knickerbocker Avenue shocked the neighborhood in 2015.

By Robert Pozarycki

March 20, 2017 · 2 min read

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A Bushwick Man Was Sentenced to 20 Years for Fatally Shooting his Girlfriend

The shooting in a basement apartment near the corner of Suydam Street and Knickerbocker Avenue shocked the neighborhood in 2015.

Robert Pozarycki March 20, 2017Mar 20, 2017 · 2 min read

A Bushwick man who fatally shot his girlfriend inside his apartment nearly 18 months ago will be serving a long time in prison.

Bryan Gonzalez, 36, plead guilty earlier this month to a first-degree manslaughter charge for killing Tanya Collazo, 33, while…

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