A phone argument on the night of November 25, 2021, escalated into deadly gunfire in Moriches, New York. Thirty-seven-year-old Tyrell Durham was shot multiple times outside his Tall Oaks Circle apartment in the early hours of November 26 and later died at Long Island Community Hospital in East Patchogue.

Gilbert allegedly joined the argument after overhearing it, challenged Durham to come outside, then confronted Durham and his girlfriend shortly afterward. Gilbert is accused of firing a .22 caliber semiautomatic handgun, striking Durham three times.

Suffolk County Police detectives investigated and, after several days, Michael Gilbert of Flanders surrendered to authorities and was charged with second-degree murder. No motive was released in the immediate aftermath that led to the shooting.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation outside the Tall Oaks Circle apartments or has information about the night of November 25–26, 2021, please come forward.