Derrick Duke Carter, known as Duke, was found fatally shot on February 24, 2025, in the Stapleton neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. He was 40 years old and worked for the New York City Housing Authority and at TJ Maxx.

Carter was born in Brooklyn on May 11, 1984, and raised in Staten Island after moving there at age five. He graduated from Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., enjoyed basketball and modeling, and returned to New York where he stayed active in local basketball tournaments. He was a father to six children: Savannah, Nia’miah, Juston, Delilah, Deja, and DJ. A candlelight vigil in Dongan Hills drew dozens to mourn, and his sister Mishonia Lee organized a GoFundMe for funeral expenses.

What details about that day or the neighborhood might help piece together what happened to Duke?