A birthday gathering in Bedford-Stuyvesant ended in violence when 33-year-old Malik Wright was shot outside an apartment in the early hours of February 7, 2021. Wright had stepped outside the Stuyvesant Gardens Houses on Gates Avenue at about 1:20 a.m. and was struck twice in the chest during an apparently sudden dispute. He managed to return into the building before collapsing; paramedics performed CPR at 885 Gates Avenue and transported him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The NYPD questioned two people after the shooting, but no charges were filed and no arrests had been announced. Witnesses, including Wright’s girlfriend, said there had been no visible argument beforehand, and the motive remains unclear. Malik Wright is described as a devoted father and loving partner; his family and community continue to seek answers.

If anyone at Stuyvesant Gardens that night or anyone with information about the shooting can help, please come forward.