Horrific moment father-of-two, 35, is fatally shot in the head in broad daylight during dispute with three men outside NYC bodega
A man was fatally shot in the head in broad daylight during a dispute outside a Bronx bodega late Friday afternoon, police have said.
Travis Brooker, 35, was killed outside of G&K Deli on Rosedale Ave. near East Tremont Avenue in Parkchester at around 5:15pm on Friday.
He had been arguing with three other men outside the store when one of them struck him in the head, and then another man shot him, according to the NYPD.
Brooker, a father-of-two, was rushed to the nearby Jacobi Hospital but he was pronounced dead soon after arriving.
The shooter, meanwhile, ditched the gun at the scene and the three men jumped into a car and fled.
Travis Brooker, 35, was killed outside of G&K Deli on Rosedale Ave. near East Tremont Avenue in Parkchester at around 5:15pm on Friday
In video of the shooting, the victim, dressed in a yellow winter coat, is seen walking towards the door of G&K Deli when he appears to be confronted by a man dressed in a black hoodie, and wearing a black Adidas backpack. A second man then emerges from inside the store
Brooker reportedly lived just doors away from the bodega
Investigators later recovered a .22 caliber revolver close to the bodega.
No arrests have yet been made and the suspects remain at large.
In video of the shooting, the victim, dressed in a yellow winter coat, is seen walking towards the door of G&K Deli when he appears to be confronted by a man dressed in a black hoodie, and wearing a black Adidas backpack.
Brooker and the man exchange words, when a second man emerges from inside the store, also wearing all black but with his face visible.
Brooker and the second man then appear to become involved in a heated dispute.
The victim attempts to walk away when a third man emerges from inside the store, blocking the doorway.
Police at the scene where a man was fatally shot on Rosedale Avenue near Bronx River Avenue in the Bronx, NY around 5:15 p.m. on March 5, 2021
No arrests have yet been made and the suspects remain at large
The bloody crime scene has been taped off by police after the victim was shot
The NYPD crime scene unit were on the scene shortly after 5.15pm on Friday
Police are still hunting for the suspect who fled after the shooting
The second suspect then punches Brooker in the face, sending him hurtling backwards into an ice machine.
Visibly dazed, Brooker staggers towards the road and appears to pull a hand gun out of his right jacket pocket and then moving his hands in a cocking motion.
The man in the hooded sweatshirt then draws a weapon and fires a single shot toward the victim, striking him in the head.
Brooker falls face-first onto the sidewalk with great force and is left lying motionless on the floor.
The shooter and the second man immediately flee in the opposite direction.
The third man re-emerges from the bodega and runs in the same direction as the other assailants, glancing back at Brooker as he flees.
The entire ordeal lasted just over 20 seconds.
The second suspect then punches the victim in the face, sending him hurtling backwards into an ice machine
Appearing dazed, the victim staggers toward the road and pulls a hand gun out of his right jacket pocket
As the victim cocks the chamber of his pistol, the man in the hooded sweatshirt draws a weapon and fires a single shot toward the victim, striking him in the head
One witness, who identified himself as a friend of Brooker, told the New York Daily News how he watched on as paramedics attempted to revive him.
'He was face up. The EMTs were trying to push life back into him,' witness Frankie Lugo said. 'He got shot in the head. He looked like he was gone already.'
Lugo, 25, said Brooker is survived by two sons, one of whom is an infant.
'He was a friend to a lot of people in the neighborhood. Lots of people cared about him.'
Brooker reportedly lived just doors away from the bodega.
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