Paul Pinkney, 47, was shot and killed in the early hours of August 16, 2020, at about 2:00 a.m. at the corner of Ocean Avenue and Parkside Avenue in the Prospect Lefferts Garden neighborhood of Brooklyn. Of Trinidadian descent, he was known by the nickname P-Funk and used the alias Jordan Michael.

Pinkney had been at a memorial for Deshawn Reid, who had been killed in a nearby shooting two days earlier, and was lighting a candle for Reid when he was fatally wounded. His death was the second fatal shooting in the immediate area within two days, and was followed a few days later by the fatal shooting of Malcolm Amede, contributing to heightened fear and grief in the neighborhood. Rallies calling for peace were organized after the string of killings.

No arrests or suspect identifications in Pinkney’s murder have been made public. If anyone knew Paul Pinkney or has information about the shooting on August 16, 2020, please come forward.