Overview
- Police found a 28-year-old man with fatal gunshot wounds near 899 Crescent Street in Brooklyn after a Friday evening pizza delivery and he was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
- Investigators have not made any arrests and NYPD says the shooting is being treated as possibly linked to an attempted robbery while the probe continues.
- Surveillance video published by local outlets appears to show a street altercation, flashes consistent with gunfire, one person falling and a suspect fleeing by car.
- The victim was identified by family as Gurdeep Singh of Jabowal village in Kapurthala, Punjab, who they say moved to the U.S. years ago after taking a loan and worked long hours to support his family; they have asked authorities to return his body to India.
- The North American Punjabi Association demanded a full investigation and better protection for the Punjabi and Sikh diaspora and its statement could increase pressure for federal, state and consular coordination on the case.