Tyrone Johnson died after being shot several times last night in front of a funeral home in Brooklyn (NYC) where they were keeping a wake for an aunt of his.
Johnson, 40, of East New York, was shot multiple times in the chest just outside the entrance to Grace Funeral Chapels at 607 N Conduit Blvd., in the Cypress Hills neighborhood, shortly after 7 p.m. Wednesday, he said. the NYPD.
Another man was also shot in the wrist at the same scene, the sources said. Johnson was transported to Jamaica Hospital where he was pronounced dead, it said. New York Post.
It appears Johnson was shot in the middle of an argument with another man who fled, he said. Daily News. No arrests have been made or suspects identified. Anyone with information should call 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text to 274637 (CRIMES), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.
In a similar case, three women were shot last month outside a Queens event space where a group had gathered at a memorial for a homicide victim. And at the end of December a man died and three were wounded in a shooting when a vigil was being held on the same corner where less than 48 hours before another shooting had ended the life of the young Carlos González (26) in The Bronx.
In July, a teenager was stabbed during a fight in broad daylight that started outside a funeral in Brooklyn. And in September 2021 Juan Núñez (25) was arrested on suspicion of causing a drive-by shooting that caused the death of Leshaun Whitefield (37) outside a funeral home in The Bronx.