Late summer 2017: a road‑rage dispute in Brooklyn ended in fatal gunfire. Tayron Gittens, 28, was shot in the head around 1 a.m. on August 27 in East Flatbush after an altercation on Ralph Avenue. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital in critical condition and died there on Thursday, August 31, 2017.

Police say the confrontation began when Gittens was driving near Tilden and Ralph avenues and almost struck two women crossing the street; an argument followed and Troy Williams, 39, is alleged to have approached and shot Gittens. Williams was arrested on the day Gittens died and was charged with murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon; he pleaded not guilty.

Anyone who witnessed the August 27 incident near Tilden and Ralph avenues or who has information about the confrontation and shooting is asked to come forward.