A March street confrontation in Brooklyn left 30-year-old Jose Flores dead after a minor traffic collision escalated into a shooting. The incident occurred March 13, 2022, around 4:32 a.m. near the Tapscott Rehab Houses in Brownsville. Flores, a Flatlands resident driving a white Nissan Rogue, was involved in a fender-bender with a light gray Infiniti Q50 at Tapscott Street and Blake Avenue. Both drivers got out and argued; the Infiniti driver reportedly displayed a firearm.

Flores re-entered his vehicle to flee, was pursued, and was shot in the torso. Officers from the 73rd Precinct found him after a 911 call; he was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later. Flores was a father and a construction worker described by family as hardworking and always smiling. Surveillance footage of the suspect and the damaged Infiniti was released, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains open.

Any witnesses or anyone with information about the Infiniti or the shooting is asked to come forward.