On the evening of May 13, 2020, a 31-year-old Black / African American man named Bernardo Bernard was shot and killed in his Brooklyn, New York neighborhood. The incident occurred at approximately 8:23 p.m. near the intersection of 93rd Street and Clarkson Avenue in the East Flatbush section of the borough. Police from the 67th Precinct were alerted to the sound of gunfire by the ShotSpotter system, a network of acoustic sensors designed to detect and locate gunshots.
Upon their arrival
at the scene, officers discovered Bernard lying on the pavement, unconscious and unresponsive. He had sustained a single, fatal gunshot wound to his chest. Emergency medical services were immediately dispatched and transported him to Kings County Hospital Center. Despite the efforts of the medical staff, Bernard succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the New York City Police Department launched an investigation into the homicide. Detectives canvassed the area for witnesses and began to search for any available surveillance footage that may have captured the incident or the moments leading up to it. At the time of the initial reports, no arrests had been made in connection with the shooting, and no suspects had been publicly identified. The investigation was described as ongoing. The area where the shooting took place was noted by police as a location that had been prone to violence.
Bernardo Bernard was known to some as a rapper with a promising career. He was also a father to two children. The motive for his killing remains unclear from the available online reports. As of the latest available information, there have been no subsequent announcements regarding any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the murder of Bernardo Bernard.
