Curtis Brown, 43, was fatally shot while playing dominoes with a friend at the Morrison Avenue Street Plaza in Soundview on the evening of Thursday, June 18, 2026. The game was in front of an urgent care clinic at 1643 Westchester Avenue when gunfire broke out around 10:10 PM. Brown and his companion, Egbert Rutherford, were each struck multiple times; both were taken to NYC Health+Hospitals/Jacobi and pronounced dead.

Witnesses described a brief but violent confrontation involving a group of men. Detectives placed evidence markers around a white Toyota that appeared to have been struck by bullets and inspected a nearby scooter. The NYPD released surveillance images showing three men with dreadlocks in dark clothing fleeing the scene and asked the public for help identifying them. No arrests or charges have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone saw the shooting, the suspects leaving the plaza, or has relevant video, please share what was seen with investigators.