Jermaine Desaussure, a 41-year-old Black man known to friends as Light, was found dead inside his Brooklyn apartment on January 6, 2023. Police were called for possible gunshots to 94 Rockaway Parkway at about 2:21 p.m.; officers discovered Desaussure unconscious and unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the chest and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The roommate says he found Desaussure lying on the apartment floor earlier that morning, thought he had passed out and went back to sleep, and only realized hours later that Desaussure was deceased and that the residence had been forcibly entered. Clothing and personal belongings were reported stolen. The roommate, who said Desaussure had moved in about a month earlier and was a father of two, suggested the killing might have been connected to drug debts, but authorities have not confirmed a motive. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone knew Jermaine Light Desaussure, saw activity at 94 Rockaway Parkway in the days before January 6, 2023, or has information relevant to the killing, please come forward.