Police in Brooklyn are looking for the Citi Bike-riding gunman who shot and killed a man in a hail of bullets on Monday night, authorities confirmed.
According to police sources, officers from the 79th Precinct rushed to 968 Myrtle Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant at around 8:23 p.m. on May 20 after receiving 911 calls regarding the shooting.
The responding cops discovered 24-year-old Brandon Dubois of Queens shot multiple times in the chest, leaving him mortally wounded.
Dubois was whisked to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
“The last few years this area has been off the hook with gun violence. It is either side of the street,” local Robert Cameron said of the area. “It is so tragic.”
Cops described the gunman as having fired from a Citi Bike and is described as wearing a dark hoodie and blue jeans.
Police completely sealed off the roadway and were seen using flashlights to search the area deep into the night for evidence.
“I came out around 8:30, I was wondering why all the detectives and officers were focusing on,” tourist Betty Garcia said.
So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.
Anyone with information regarding the case can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on X (formerly Twitter) @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential.
The 79th Precinct had not logged a homicide year-to-date through May 19, according to the most recent CompStat report. Shootings, however, are up 33.3%, with 8 episodes of gun violence reported thus far in 2024, up from the 6 tallied at the same point last year.
