On July 14, 2021, 21-year-old Pierrot Simeon was shot and killed outside a bodega at Clarkson Avenue and East 53rd Street in East Flatbush. He had ridden a CitiBike to the store for a drink and was stopped outside at about 2:20 p.m. when surveillance video shows another young man approach, end a phone call, draw a handgun from a bag and fire at close range. Simeon was hit multiple times in the torso, shoulder and leg, taken to Kings County Hospital and pronounced dead.

Family described Simeon as respectful, kind and hardworking; he worked as a cashier at Walgreens. Police said the shooting appeared execution-style and suggested it may have been gang-related, noting posts on Simeon’s social media that identified him as a member of the Crips. The NYPD released the surveillance footage and has not publicly identified the shooter or announced any arrests.

Does anyone have information about the man seen leaving the scene or about Simeon’s movements that afternoon?