On the afternoon of April 17, 2024, 45-year-old Oliver Gamaliel was brought bleeding from a gunshot wound to the abdomen to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in Brownsville, Brooklyn. A dark-colored sedan delivered him to the hospital at about 2:37 p.m.; despite efforts to save him he was pronounced dead at 2:46 p.m. Hospital staff recorded the time of death.

NYPD detectives investigating the shooting identified a smoke shop at 328 East 98th Street in Brownsville as the believed scene. Video surveillance reviewed by investigators shows a suspected shooter fleeing the area on foot. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains active.

If anyone saw activity around the smoke shop or the sedan that dropped Gamaliel off, or has other information about the shooting, please contact the NYPD with what was observed.