Darius Roache was 17 when he was shot and killed in the stairwell of his apartment building at 2201 Caton Avenue in Flatbush on the evening of December 30, 2022. Officers from the 70th Precinct responded to a 911 call at about 8:55 p.m. and found him unconscious and unresponsive on a landing between the first and second floors with a gunshot wound to his back.

Emergency medical services transported Darius to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The motive for the shooting is unknown, and the NYPD opened a homicide investigation.

If anyone saw activity in or around 2201 Caton Avenue that night or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.