New York Post,jan 13th, 2003

1/13/2003 NEW YORK POST
ILLINOIS MAN SLAIN ON VISIT TO N.Y. SISTER
LARRY CELONA
An Illinois man visiting his sister was shot dead early yesterday morning outside the Lower East Side apartment where he was staying, cops said.
Burke O'Brien, 24, had been out with his sister and other relatives and friends for a night on the town when they returned to the apartment on Orchard Street at about 4 a.m.
While his sister and several others went inside, O'Brien and an acquaintance lingered on the street, cops said.
What happened next remains unclear, but O'Brien was shot once in the chest.
A relative in the apartment heard screams, ran downstairs and called an ambulance. O'Brien was taken to NYU Downtown Hospital, where he was pronounced dead about a half-hour later.
O'Brien's acquaintance told cops that a man approached them and demanded money before opening fire.
But another witness told police a conflicting story, and cops today were attempting to unravel the mystery.

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