Robert Caldwell, a 48-year-old Black man, was shot multiple times on a Brooklyn street in the Canarsie neighborhood on January 31, 2021. He suffered gunshot wounds to his torso and leg and was taken to Brookdale University Hospital, where he later died. His personal effects — phone, money and jewelry — were left at the scene, and the attack did not appear to be a robbery.

Caldwell had a complicated criminal history: he was once arrested on a 1990 murder charge but never convicted of that crime, and he served ten years for attempted robbery and bail jumping before his release in 2018. While incarcerated he earned a GED and maintenance certifications, and after release he worked for a nonprofit serving homeless children. Family members describe him as a model parolee devoted to his four children and two granddaughters and say they do not know of conflicts that would explain the shooting.

Investigators have noted his past as a possible factor but the homicide remains under investigation. No arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. If anyone knew Robert, his routines, associates, or saw activity in Canarsie around January 31, 2021, please share what was seen.