A daytime shooting in Brownsville ended the life of 32-year-old William Rollins on August 12, 2020. The attack happened at about 1:58 p.m. in front of the Tilden Houses on Blake Avenue; Rollins was shot multiple times in the chest, taken to Brookdale Hospital, and pronounced dead. The killing was reported as the third homicide in Brooklyn within about a day and contributed to heightened alarm among residents and officers.

Witnesses described the shooter as a Black man wearing a white t-shirt, black shorts, black sneakers, and a black hat with a white logo, carrying a green umbrella and a silver handgun. He fled on foot toward Stone Street, and later footage suggested he may have left in a black Lexus. No arrests had been announced in the initial reports.

If anyone saw the shooting, the suspect fleeing, or has video from the Tilden Houses area that could help, please share what you know.