Tikya Francis, 45, was fatally shot in East Flatbush shortly after noon on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Police found Francis with a gunshot wound to the chest after a 911 call on East 94th Street; he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died. Investigators say the attack appears to have begun inside the kitchen of his apartment, and a trail of blood led from the home to the street where he was found, indicating he may have tried to flee his assailant.

At the time of the initial reports the suspect had already fled and no arrests had been made. The New York Police Department opened an investigation but had not identified a motive. If anyone in East Flatbush knew Tikya Francis or saw anything around East 94th Street that day, the NYPD wants to hear from you.