In the early morning hours of a Wednesday in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, the life of a young man was tragically cut short. Ernest Sene, a 27-year-old male, was outside his residence in the Albany Houses on January 6, 2016, when violence erupted. At approximately 8:20 a.m., Sene was struck by a bullet to his chest. The force of the impact was devastating, and though he was rushed to Kings County Hospital, his injuries proved fatal, and he was pronounced dead.
The immediate aftermath of the
shooting left the community shaken and searching for answers. The New York Police Department quickly began an investigation into the homicide. In the days following Sene's death, authorities released a photograph of a woman they wished to question in connection with the incident. This individual, described as being between 20 and 30 years old, was seen in the vicinity of the Albany Houses around the time of the shooting. However, police were clear to state that she was sought for questioning and was not officially named as a suspect in the killing. The investigation continued, but details about a potential motive or the circumstances leading up to the shooting were not made public.
Despite the initial leads and the public's call for justice, information regarding any significant breakthroughs in the case has been scarce in the years that have passed. Online sources and news reports available do not indicate that any arrests have been made or that any suspects have been formally charged in connection with the murder of Ernest Sene. The case, like many others in the city, appears to have gone cold, leaving a family without answers and a community still grappling with the senseless loss of a young life. An anti-violence group held a rally in the days after the shooting to call for an end to gun violence in the neighborhood.
