Dereck Chen was 19 when he was shot and killed on the night of August 4, 2022, in the parking garage of a BJ’s Wholesale Club in the Bath Beach neighborhood of Brooklyn. The shooting happened at about 10:15 p.m. after an attempted robbery in an elevator. Chen, who lived in nearby Bensonhurst, was a student at Kingsboro Community College and worked at a local grocery store.

Chen was taken to NYU Langone Hospital-Brooklyn and pronounced dead. Officers arrested 18-year-old Edino Tzul at the scene after a foot pursuit and recovered a 9mm handgun. Investigators say the attack was a random robbery and that the victim and attacker did not know each other. Tzul was charged with murder and multiple weapons and robbery counts.

A candlelight vigil was held about a week later as family, friends, and community leaders mourned Chen. If anyone saw or has information about what happened that night, please share what can help the investigation.