Sixteen-year-old Nayshawn Campbell was shot and killed in Brooklyn on the afternoon of Saturday, June 25, 2022. He was found with a gunshot wound to the torso near the Brownsville Houses at or near the intersection of Sutter Avenue and Osbourne Street; one report places the shooting inside Dr. Green Playground. Nayshawn, a resident of the Gravesend Houses, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Family remembered him as a promising young man who wanted to become an engineer, an avid basketball player who spent time at a local Boys and Girls Club and served as a role model for his younger cousins. His mother said he was reportedly coming from a party with his cousin when the shots were fired and that she believed he was not the intended target. A community vigil was held to mourn him.

Investigators linked the case to local gang activity and identified Nayshawn as an associate of the Woo gang. In May 2024 the Brooklyn District Attorney announced an 85-count indictment against 18 alleged members of rival gangs; three people named in that indictment — Nyshaun Perry, Demetri Jean Jacques, and Isaiah Charles — were charged in connection with Nayshawn’s murder, including second-degree murder and conspiracy. Can anyone who knew Nayshawn or witnessed the events that afternoon share information that could help clarify what happened?