Brutal murder in Brooklyn: he went shopping in a store and was shot | the Chronicle

Last Wednesday at 2:20 p.m. in Brooklyn (New York) a terrible event occurred in front of a store. In apparently gang-related crime, young man murdered cyclist at gunpoint at Clarkston Avenue and East 53rd Street in East Flatbush. Everything was recorded by security cameras.

According to the video released by the police, the victim, Pierrot Siméon, a young man of 21, arrived at the door of the store where the future murderer was. When you arrive on site, The two exchanged a few words and suddenly this man pulled a gun from his fanny pack and mercilessly shot the cyclist, who instantly collapsed.

Simeon, lived around the corner from the crime scene and was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. While it’s not clear if these men knew each other, Brooklyn Police are investigating whether this was a gang confrontation.

The gang also revealed that at the time of the shooting another man left the scene with a wad of cash.. When he met, the shooter, who was wearing a black jumpsuit, gray t-shirt, gray basketball pants and Nike shoes, shoots.

Outside the victim’s house, an improvised tribute was installed with photos of the young man where one could read “Stay in power” O “Rest in power”. His cousin confessed that Simon time “Very affectionate and great with my children. He told me that when my other little one grows up, he will be there to watch over him and make sure he doesn’t do bad things ”, commented on local media.

“He left his house to buy a drink and never came back”, another family member expressed sadness upon hearing the news. “We can’t believe it. He was the youngest “, another parent commented and even another said that “He was very respectful, kind and down to earth. He was always ready to help.” None of them wanted to give his name or clarify his relationship with the victim.

This episode takes place amid a significant increase in cases of gun violence in the Big Apple. So far this year and according to data from the New York Police Department, 823 shootings and 961 deaths have been reported. These numbers worsen when compared to those of 2019, when there were 408 shootings with 474 dead.

In addition, a similar episode was also experienced last Thursday, when a triple shooting occurred in a pizzeria. There, a 25-year-old man was shot in one of his buttocks and taken to Brookdale University Hospital.

Eventually, young Pierrot’s family confessed that they had no idea why anyone would want to murder their boy. They noticed that only “He went to the store to buy a drink or a soda or water.”

So they murdered Pierrot