In the early morning hours of a spring day in Brooklyn, a discovery was made that brought a violent end to a man's life. On March 16, 2019, shortly before 9:30 a.m., police responded to a 911 call behind a New York City Housing Authority building at 474 Marcy Avenue in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood. There, they found 47-year-old Deshawn Smart, a resident of Red Hook, unconscious and unresponsive.
He was lying next to a Citi Bike, having sustained a single, fatal gunshot wound to his torso.
Emergency medical services arrived at the scene, but it was too late; Deshawn Smart was pronounced dead. The circumstances surrounding the shooting were not immediately clear, and the initial reports from the New York Police Department indicated that they were actively searching for suspects involved in the incident.
Despite the initial investigation and calls for public assistance, with the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline being advertised for any tips, the case has grown cold. As of the latest available information, there have been no arrests made in connection with the murder of Deshawn Smart. The investigation into his death remains ongoing, leaving his family and community without answers or a sense of justice for his untimely death. The identity of any suspect or suspects remains unknown.
