On February 14, 2026, 30-year-old Sheriff Shittu, a Black man who immigrated from Nigeria in 2018 and was an aspiring fashion designer behind the brand Riff Ent, was shot in the head and killed in East Flatbush, Brooklyn. He had been celebrating a friend’s birthday at the Quilox Lounge with his younger brother, Fawaz, when an intoxicated patron began inappropriately touching women, including Shittu’s girlfriend. After intervening, Shittu and his brother left but returned to retrieve a forgotten cell phone. As they re-entered, the disruptive patron was being escorted out by security; the man then produced a firearm and shot Shittu before fleeing. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and white trousers.

Shittu was taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Centre, where he was pronounced dead. The NYPD has opened an investigation and was searching for the assailant; as of late February 2026 no arrests had been announced. Family members have questioned the club’s security after the shooting. Does anyone have information about the man seen leaving the scene or about security at the Quilox Lounge that night?