A late afternoon shooting in Bedford-Stuyvesant left 59-year-old Pernell Webster dead on May 18, 2023. The gunfire began about 4:05 p.m. inside the NYCHA Saratoga Houses on Saratoga Avenue. Webster, a resident who lived a few blocks away, was found on the building’s 13th floor with gunshot wounds to his arm and torso.

Emergency crews transported Webster to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The New York City Police Department opened a homicide investigation; at the time of initial reporting no arrests had been made and the motive remained unclear. Detectives described the inquiry as ongoing.

If anyone saw activity at the Saratoga Houses around 4 p.m. on May 18, 2023, or has information about who fired the shots, please share what was seen with investigators.