18-year-old suspect charged with murder in deadly random stabbing of beloved NYC activist: sources
The 18-year-old man suspected in the grisly random stabbing death of a beloved Brooklyn social justice activist was arrested and charged Thursday as authorities recovered a knife and the sweatshirt the perp is believed to have worn during the early-morning slaying, cops said.The person of interest, identified as Brian Dowling, was pictured with tears running down his face as officers escorted him from the 81st Precinct Thursday afternoon.
The teen – who had handcuffs around his wrists and ankles – was still wearing the same white t-shirt and stripped shorts he had a few hours earlier, when the was arrested while cops executed a search warrant at a home on Lafayette Avenue near Malcolm X Boulevard — just down the block from where Ryan Carson, 32, was knifed to death early Monday as his girlfriend watched.
Dowling is charged with second-degree murder and criminal weapons possession, police confirmed.
Dowling did not make any statements to cops after his arrest, and has already enlisted a lawyer, sources said.
Cops were searching for clothing allegedly worn by the suspect during the caught-on-camera attack — and found both Dowling and his dark Champion sweatshirt, seen in the video of the attack, inside the apartment, the sources said.
Cops also found a knife in the home, and will be working to determine if it was the murder weapon, sources said.
The teen was escorted from the apartment into a squad car by a huddle of officers a video from CBS News showed.
More than a dozen officers descended on the property during the arrest and search, the outlet said.
“Assailant has been caught,” Carson's father, Ken Carson, wrote on Facebook at 11:30 Thursday morning.
“More details will follow,” he added in a follow-up comment.
“I'm on the road…escorting Ryan Home to Massachusetts right now. I wasn't leaving NYC without him.”
Friday, Oct. 6 would have been Carson's 32nd birthday, records indicated.
Brian Dowling charged with murder in deadly stabbing of NYC activist Ryan Carson, sources say r/nyc
The CBS article actually censored the stabbers face
Suspect Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Advocate in Brooklyn - NY Times r/brooklyn
THEY WANT HIM LOCKED UP
You'll be happy to know that he has been charged with depraved indifference murder aka murder in the 2nd degree, which is a Class A-I felony. A conviction carries an automatic life sentence.
I am happy to know that. Thank you.
Where are all the jail abolitionists now?
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Awww he looks so sad :(
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Imagine getting killed by a crybaby
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I don't know why white people wouldn't just let him knock those scooters around. They're just property after all
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Racist Ryan forced a confrontation. Brian had to act in self-defense.
Brian did nothing wrong.
/r/FriendsOfBrian
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Agreed. Ryan and his accomplice aggressively approached Brian from behind, so Brian defended himself. Think of how frightened Brian must have been. In that moment, he probably thought he was about to be lynched.
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My defense attorney, the honorable darrell brooks...
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The owners probably even have insurance.
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Chuds could do the funniest thing right now and set up a gofundme for him talking about social inequality and using other shitlib talking points.
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"Justice for Brian"
"Liberating Black Bodies"
"Free My Black Boy"
"Why did Brian defend himself? #justice4brian"
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they're too busy dancing on graves to be funny
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14 pictures that will make you say "frick having laws and shit"
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Oh my God they're hurting his wrists!
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This breaks my heart
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Police always target the most vulnerable
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He's sad he cant stab white people no more.
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For a few years with good boy behavior, since we know there wasn't nearly enough money for all the programs..
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My Commie Slasher 9000... slashed commies?
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I'm putting together a team
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he didn't do nuffing
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Yeah, has anyone confirmed Ryan didnt use the no no word? This could be justified
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I can unironically imagine him calling him neighbor
thinking 
it's cool.
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Mmmm, ripe for some restorative justice.
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Brian's estate should pay him as compensation for Racist Ryan's harassment.
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Let my neighbor go! Tears means frick dem tears 'n shieeet
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It do be sad that you are going
to jail for killing 
a mayo soy.
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I think he was on his way to church, getting his life back on track. Darn cops taking good men from the community before their time.
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I hope the KKKourt finally implements some restorative justice for this poor soul forced into the crime by society, instead of locking him away in a modern slave farm. Its what bryan or whatever would have wanted.
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Do you mean the suspect, or the Kyle Rittenburg-lookin' cop standing nearby?
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