Daishawn Benjamin, 33, was shot and killed on the morning of October 27, 2021, in Brownsville, Brooklyn. The shooting occurred about 8:30 a.m. in front of a local deli when a gunman stepped out of a dark-colored sedan and fired, striking Benjamin in the chest and arm. He was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where he died. Benjamin was a father of two and worked at both the Barclays Center and Kennedy Airport.

This killing came less than a month after the October 3, 2021, shooting death of his younger brother, Kizer Williams, at the Seth Low Houses on Powell Street. Law enforcement has said the two deaths are linked to gang violence, while the family maintains neither brother had gang ties. NYPD’s violent felony squad later arrested 48-year-old Waajid Pierce of Bushwick at MacArthur Airport and charged him with murder in Benjamin’s shooting; Pierce was held at Rikers Island pending further court action.

Does anyone have information about Daishawn’s life in Brownsville or the area around the deli that could help clarify what happened?