Murder initially suspected after gun goes missing when man shoots self on Brooklyn street

A 20-year-old man found fatally shot in the stomach outside a NYCHA development in Brooklyn took his own life — but was initially thought to be a murder victim because his gun went missing in the aftermath of the shooting, cops said Thursday.

The 20-year-old victim turned the gun on himself outside the Marlboro Houses on W. 8th St. near Avenue X in Gravesend about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, cops said.

Medics rushed the victim to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn, where he died, police said…

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