Jordan Dillard, 23, was shot and killed in Carroll Park in Brooklyn around 2:48 a.m. on January 11, 2025. Officers responding to reports of shots fired found Dillard on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his torso; he was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival. A knife was reportedly recovered at the scene.

Accounts of what happened diverge. Dillard’s family disputes that account; his sister Brandy Dillard says he was set up and points to a circulating text among friends as a possible trap. Family members say Jordan had no prior criminal record, had recently lost a job with a youth program, and had been planning to attend his cousin’s funeral.

The Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case and the investigation remains ongoing. Did anyone see Jordan or activity in Carroll Park that night or have information about the messages his family mentioned?