Denise Gay

Death by Force

Denise Gay, a 56-year-old woman from Brooklyn, NY, tragically lost her life on September 5, 2011, during a chaotic shootout in Crown Heights. The incident occurred shortly after the West Indian Day Parade, when Leroy Webster, a local resident, shot and killed Eusi Johnson, a rival, in a dispute. As Webster attempted to flee the scene, he engaged in a gunfight with police officers. During this exchange, Denise Gay, who was sitting on her stoop trying to shield her niece, was struck in the head by ...Read More

Shot Dead on Her Stoop, Caught in a Rush of Violence Over a Holiday Weekend (Published 2011)

Mail Online: Was New York mother killed by stray bullet from police shootout as she tried to protect her family?

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