Jose Urena Moran, a 30-year-old Dominican man, was killed in Brooklyn on April 5, 2026, in a burst of gunfire that shattered Easter Sunday evening in Cypress Hills. The shooting happened just before 6 p.m. outside 2961 Fulton Street, near the elevated J train line. Surveillance video described in reports showed a man approach Moran and another man on the sidewalk after an argument, then suddenly pull a gun and fire at close range. Moran was struck multiple times and taken to Brookdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

A second victim, identified only as a 50-year-old man, was also shot and reported in critical condition. Reports said the gunfire erupted in front of a deli and that video allegedly captured the shooter continuing to fire as the victims collapsed to the pavement. Police quickly identified a suspect and made an arrest; authorities charged Michael Mendoza Cardona, 24, of Cypress Hills, with murder, attempted murder, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Motive remains unclear beyond reports of a preceding argument.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knew Moran, please share information that could help clarify what led to this deadly confrontation.