Carey Gabay, 43, was an innocent bystander killed during a gang-related shootout in Brooklyn in the pre-dawn hours of Labor Day 2015. He and his brother were attending J’Ouvert festivities before the West Indian Day Parade when gunfire broke out; Gabay was struck in the head while taking cover behind a parked car. He was taken to Kings County Hospital Center, placed on life support for nine days, and was declared brain dead, passing away on September 15, 2015.

Gabay was the son of Jamaican immigrants who grew up in Bronx public housing and later graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Law School. He worked in public service and served as first deputy counsel for the Empire State Development Corporation. His death drew attention across the city and state because of his public profile and the senseless nature of the violence.

Investigators arrested five men in connection with the shooting. Legal proceedings included multiple trials and a plea deal in which one defendant, Tyshawn Crawford, pleaded guilty and agreed to testify. Three men were ultimately held responsible for roles in the fatal shooting: Micah Alleyne and Kenny Bazile were convicted of manslaughter and criminal weapon possession, and Stanley Elianor was found guilty of reckless endangerment. Sentences were imposed, and Gabay’s wife later gave birth to their son.

If anyone attended J’Ouvert that morning or has additional information about the shooting, please share what is known.