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A man was fatally shot in the face outside of a Brooklyn church Friday, police said.

The victim, Ancil Blackman, 39, was shot at around 5:30 p.m. in front of the Miller Evangelical Christian Union Church on President Street, near the corner of Rogers Avenue, in Crown Heights.

The shooter — who lived next to the church — and the victim had gotten into a fight at the location, according to police.

Blackman was found unresponsive with a  gunshot wound to the face.

Cops — the first to respond — performed CPR while waiting for an ambulance, ABC in New York reported.

He was transported to NYC Health & Hospitals/Kings County where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made.

“He was a very nice person — he loved kids,” a female relative told The Post at the scene. “He was a nice gentleman,” she said. “We’re just distraught.”

Police said an investigation is ongoing.

The gruesome killing was the latest during an uptick in gun violence in the city this summer.

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Man fatally shot in the face outside of NYC church
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