On the evening of September 30, 2024, a burst of gunfire at the Lafayette Gardens Houses on Dekalb Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant killed 32-year-old Shaquille Oody Davis. Officers from the 79th Precinct found three people with gunshot wounds; Davis suffered a fatal shot to the head and was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Two other men were wounded in the same shooting: a 26-year-old with abdominal and shoulder wounds who was listed in critical condition, and a 33-year-old shot in the torso who was reported in stable condition. Davis was a father to a son and was remembered by those who knew him as kind and genuine, a proud father and a great friend.

The NYPD investigation is ongoing. No arrests have been announced, no suspects publicly identified, and the motive remains unclear. If anyone has information about the shooting, please contact Crime Stoppers.