Taearion Mungo, a 16-year-old Black male described as a student athlete who was loving and playful, was shot in the chest outside a building on Auburn Place in the Walt Whitman Houses public housing complex in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, on October 26, 2024, at about 11:45 p.m. Emergency responders took him to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The motive for the shooting is unclear. The New York City Police Department is investigating, and no suspects have been identified and no arrests have been announced. The case has been noted amid a rise in gun violence involving teenagers in the city. If anyone knew Taearion, saw activity near Auburn Place that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please come forward.