On the night of April 21, 2023, a young man named Rmeek Lucas was shot and killed in the Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. Police responded to a 911 call at approximately 11:06 p.m. near the Ingersoll Houses on Myrtle Avenue and St. Edwards Street. Upon arrival, officers from the 88th Precinct found Lucas with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso and right leg. Emergency services transported him to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Sources alternately reported Lucas's age as 18 and 21.
The address listed for Rmeek Lucas was just steps away from where the fatal shooting occurred. In the immediate aftermath of the incident, police took a 22-year-old male into custody at the scene as a person of interest. A firearm was also recovered at the location by investigators. At the time, law enforcement sources indicated that any charges against the individual were pending the outcome of the ongoing investigation. Further details regarding the identity of the person of interest or the filing of any formal charges have not been made publicly available.
