On the evening of May 6, 2021, a dispute that began inside a nearby store in Bedford-Stuyvesant spilled onto Lewis Avenue and ended with 40-year-old Kamaal King suffering multiple gunshot wounds to his torso. Witnesses reported hearing the argument and gunfire at about 9:30 p.m. King, who lived less than a block away in the Roosevelt Houses, was taken to Woodhull Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified 46-year-old Quintin Harris as the shooter based on witness statements. Harris, who lived about six blocks from King, was arrested by the Brooklyn North Violent Felony Apprehension Squad and charged with murder and weapons possession. Records noted Harris had previously served 18 years for attempted murder and had past convictions for weapons possession and assault; he had been paroled in 2011. While the shooting occurred around the time of a major gang indictment in the same housing complex, police did not immediately link King’s death to broader gang activity.

Did anyone in the neighborhood witness the argument inside the store or see what led up to the shooting?