Lamar Cunningham, a 20-year-old Black male, was fatally shot in a double shooting in the East Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn on Monday, October 6, 2014. The incident occurred just after 10 a.m. on East 53rd Street, between Church and Snyder avenues. Cunningham was behind the wheel of a car when he was shot in the face. A 19-year-old passenger in the vehicle was also wounded, having been shot in the shoulder.
Despite their injuries, the two victims managed to drive themselves to Kings
County Hospital. Upon arrival, Cunningham was pronounced dead. The 19-year-old passenger survived and was reported to be in stable condition. The circumstances that led to the shooting were unclear to investigators in the immediate aftermath of the incident.
In the days following the shooting, police had not made any arrests, and no suspects had been publicly identified. A thorough search of online sources and news archives in the years since the incident has not revealed any subsequent information about any arrests, the identification of any suspects, or any resolution to the case. The investigation into the death of Lamar Cunningham appears to remain unresolved.
