Shocking moment gang killer shoots dead a 21-year-old 'Crips member' on a CitiBike at point-blank range in broad daylight in Brooklyn as NYC gun violence rises 43% from 2020
Surveillance footage captured the moment a young killer assassinated an alleged Crips gang member on a CitiBike in broad daylight on the streets of New York City.
Pierrot Simeon, 21, was shot dead on Wednesday as he pulled up on a bicycle outside a bodega on Clarkson Avenue and East 53rd Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
The young killer was caught on camera talking on his phone outside the store before suddenly pulling out a gun and shooting his victim at point blank range.
Simeon's Facebook identified him as a member of the notorious Crips gang - but his distraught family described him as a hardworking young man and do not know who would want to harm him.
The daylight execution marks just the latest horrifying incident to rock the Big Apple in recent months, as crime soars and fears mount that the city is headed back to the dark days of the '70s and '80s when violence was rife.
Shootings have surged 29 percent so far this year compared to the same period last year, with mayoral frontrunner Eric Adams warning this week that 'no one is going to come back' to New York City if the crime wave continues on the same trend
The NYPD released surveillance footage of Wednesday's shooting as police continue to hunt for the killer.
The incident unfolded at 2.20pm when Simeon stepped out of his home nearby to buy a drink from his local bodega, his family told NY Daily News.
The chilling surveillance footage shows the killer, who was dressed in a durag, a gray T-shirt, gray and white basketball shorts and Nike sneakers, speaking on his phone as the front of a CitiBike comes into view.
The suspect is seen casually putting his phone back in his pocket and stepping toward the cyclist, who is off camera.
He then whips out a gun from a fanny pack around his shoulder and shoots Simeon multiple times as he backs away from the entrance of the store.
At one point, a person walking out pushes the shooter away before he ran off.
Simeon collapses on the sidewalk and drags his CitiBike down with him.
Police said Simeon was shot three times in the torso and left forearm.
He was taken to Kings County Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Police sources told Daily News they believe the execution was gang-related, with the victim's Facebook identifying him as a member of the notorious Crips gang.
But Simeon's distraught family told the outlet they were shocked by his brutal slaying and do not know who would want to harm him.
'He went to the store to get a drink – soda or water. A neighbor came by and said he was down. He had been shot,' a relative, who did not want to be named, said.
They described the 21-year-old as a hardworking young man who worked at a Walgreen's store.
'He was very respectful, kind and down to earth. He was always willing to help,' said the relative.
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'He was a hard-working cashier at Walgreens. It's terrible news. We're just mourning the loss.'
A memorial was set up outside the victim's home in East Flatbush, with candles and posters of the 21-year-old. Continue reading

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