Mitch Innocent, 21, was fatally shot on June 26, 2025, in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn. The shooting occurred about 10:40 p.m. on Avenue L while Mitch was with another man, 25, who was wounded in the leg and taken to Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in stable condition; Mitch was transported as well but died of a gunshot wound to the head.

Surveillance footage showed a man in a black hoodie wearing blue medical gloves approach a group and fire a handgun multiple times. The NYPD’s 69th Precinct opened a homicide investigation; as of the initial inquiry no arrests had been announced and the motive remained unclear. Mitch had just graduated from the University at Albany with a bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security and hoped to pursue a career in cybersecurity. Family and friends remember him as kind and bright, with interests in video games, anime, and basketball.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Avenue L that night or has information about the man in the black hoodie, please share what you know.