22-Year-Old Neighbor Dies After Being Shot On Crooke Avenue; Police Still Searching For Suspect

We have tragic news: Ian Caicedo, a 22-year-old neighbor who lived in an apartment building on Caton Avenue, near E. 17th Street, has died after being shot in the head in front of 81 Crooke Avenue, between St. Paul’s Place and Ocean Avenue, last Wednesday night, police said.

Ian was shot around 10:40pm on Wednesday, July 1 and was rushed to Kings County Hospital, where he later died from his injuries, the NYPD said.

When we spoke to police this morning, they said there has been no arrest in this shooting and the investigation is ongoing.

Our thoughts go out to Ian’s family and friends.