Money Perkins, 37, was shot to death inside his laundromat, Money P. Clean on Clarendon Road in East Flatbush, Brooklyn, on the evening of December 1, 2023. Surveillance video shows four armed people entering the business, ambushing Perkins and firing 13 times into his head, torso, and leg. After he fell, one assailant repeatedly slammed his head on the floor and then stole a gold chain valued at over $30,000. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the killing was allegedly planned by Perkins’ cousin, 46-year-old Ronnie Butler, following a dispute after Perkins opened the laundromat in 2022. Butler is accused of recruiting 48-year-old Luis Mercado, who is said to have enlisted 16-year-old Zecharyah Slay, 19-year-old Shaleek Riddick, and 20-year-old Diante Stinson; the younger men were reportedly offered money. Digital communications and video from Mercado’s home are described as key evidence.

All five were arrested and indicted on charges including murder, robbery, conspiracy, and weapon possession, and were ordered held without bail. Perkins was a father of three and the owner of the neighborhood business; the alleged involvement of a family member deeply affected the East Flatbush community. If anyone has information about Perkins, the defendants, or the events at the laundromat, please come forward.