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CHRISTMAS 2014
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Tony Sterling’s alleged killers now in custody, by George Fiala
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obby Boomer, Red Hook resident and alleged shooter of Tony Sterling last October 5th, was apprehended in Virginia during the first week of December by Detective Ware of the 76th Precinct. Boomer waived extradition and was brought back to Brooklyn where he will face a grand jury this Thursday. Ware was assigned the case in October. Boomer was evidently a suspect from the beginning, but he left town. Ware finally located him and went to Virginia to bring him back to face trial. Boomer was held at the precinct over the weekend where he underwent questioning.
by many in the Red Hook Houses, and his funeral packed Calvary Church.
they would be interesting.
Boomer’s son, also named Bobby, was involved in an incident involving a gun two years ago in Red Hook. As two officers approached him, the police claimed that he ran away firing a shot at them. He was caught hiding under a bed, and the case made citywide headlines as it involved a possible police shooting.
People who knew Tony Sterling seem to be happy that the alleged perpetrators were caught. Sterling left behind a number of family members and many more friends and acquaintances in the close knit Red Hook Houses community.
It was reported that a crowd gathered afterwards to protest the police action. This was at the height of the controversial stop and frisk policies.
Evidently there is surveillance camera evidence tying him and another suspect to Sterling’s death.
Boomer Jr. was charged with a number of crimes, including attempted murder and illegal possession of a stolen gun. He ended up being found guilty of the gun charge and is currently serving time.
Sterling, 53, was shot in the leg in his Bush Street building and bled to death. A life-long resident, he was well loved
More details about the Sterling case will be available after the grand jury hearing, and Detective Ware hinted that
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CheaButtery Brown, in a Facebook posting wrote: “ Well...if they Some of the many friends who showed up at the Sterling didn’t close the case funeral. Pictured are Thomas Reynolds, Harold Armstrong, Eliott Ness and Clayton Foster. they would be screaming that the police didn’t do their job... good job, 76th Squad!”