BP MARKOWITZ STATEMENT ON DEATH OF LEIBY KLETZKY

“I join Brooklynites and all New Yorkers in mourning the passing of Leiby Kletzky, the victim of a sickening murder that has saddened and outraged Brooklyn’s close-knit Jewish community and families throughout our city and the nation. My sincerest gratitude to all those who searched for Leiby while he was missing—including Assemblyman Hikind, Shomrim Patrol and Hatzolah—and to the NYPD for acting immediately to investigate and apprehend a suspect. Anyone who would prey on a young child and murder them in such a violent and inhuman way can only be described as a mutant, and this case unfortunately is a reminder that evil walks among us in our communities every day. Our thoughts and condolences go out to Leiby’s loved ones during this difficult time, and we pray for swift justice against the thug responsible for the heinous death of a young man taken from us way too soon.”