On October 6, 2023, 17-year-old Destiny Coston was found fatally shot in a Clifton, Staten Island apartment on Gordon Street after a 9:15 p.m. call to emergency services. She suffered a gunshot wound to the forehead; powder burns indicated the weapon was discharged at point-blank range. A handgun was recovered inside the apartment and the New York Police Department classified the death as a homicide.

Several people were in the apartment at the time, including Coston’s siblings, but those potential witnesses have refused to cooperate with investigators. That lack of cooperation has left key questions unanswered about whether the shooting was intentional or accidental. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or knew Destiny, please come forward and contact the NYPD.