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Triple Shooting In Sheepshead Bay Leaves Two Dead, One Critically Injured

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Reporting Dave Carlin

BROOKLYN, NY (CBSNewYork) – Police are investigating a triple shooting in Brooklyn that left two people dead.

The shooting happened just after 5am Sunday as gunfire erupted on Avenue W in Sheepshead Bay, according to police. Three people were hit and two of the victims, a man and woman, were killed.

1010 WINS’ Glenn Schuck reports: Police Collect Evidence At Sheepshead Bay Shooting Scene, Victim’s Parents Look On


Family members identified the victims as 22-year-old Crystal Sweet, her boyfriend Timothy Walters and his brother, Cornelius Walters.

Those who knew Sweet said she doted on her five-year-old daughter, Lydia, and loved her job as a home health aide, hoping to one day focus on working with disabled children.

That dream was shattered by gunfire in the courtyard of the Sheepshead Houses. Sweet spent a night out with her boyfriend, 29-year-old Timothy Walter. They were confronted by the gunman as they returned home, and they were both gunned down.

Witnesses described the shooting as a barrage of gunshots. Relatives rushed to the scene, including Sweet’s mother and father, Josephine and Ricardo Rodriguez.

“We heard like six or seven shots and then the screaming, they were screaming, ‘Crystal is dead, Crystal is dead,” said Josephine. “I never thought this day would happen. I never really thought this would happen.”

“She was a funny child,” said Ricardo. “She was loved by everyone.”

“It was hard for me when they took her body, they had to pull me because I wanted to run and just say ‘Crystal, I’m there for you,’” Josephine told CBS 2′s Dave Carlin. “I couldn’t even hold her, I couldn’t even say goodbye, I couldn’t say, ‘I love you.’”

Sweet and Timothy Walters both died at the scene. Cornelius Walters was taken to Kings County Hospital in critical condition. Sweet leaves behind a 5-year-old daughter.

No arrests have been made. The investigation is ongoing.

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  • brighteyes

    omg we have totally lost it. This is not a black or white issue, it is about a life lost. A mother, a child, a sister,son, father, brother a friend, this could have been anyones daughter, son this is every ones child. We have to pray for these families who have lost their children. we have to pray for our children. Bullets don’t see color, creed, title, religion or sex. Bullets miss and hit innocent people. For God sakes does it make a difference what neighborhood your from a life is a life lost in vain. May God bless these families in this time, may he give them strength to endure the times to come, God Bless this child who has lost her mother. Jesus i know your crying. My heart goes out to all the families. I am a child of God and I see no color I see a life. Rest in Peace……. May god rock you in his arms in heaven…..

  • BrotherBuz

    Rather b alive in my fantasy then b dead in reality.Listen, I know crime is a part of everyday life anywhere, anytime. My positive nature viewed by some as fantasy is due In part of my growing up in Sheepshead Bay. That’s why this latest incident hurts me more than the schmuck remark. I know the Bay has changed for the worst & TODAYS’ statistics will proved that. But the statistic I want people to know about is that S.Bay WAS a true melting pot of harmony @ one time. Violence of this kind did not exist in the 60s,70s, & most of the 80s. The mindset of people of all colors has changed therefor the area has changed. Tyrone asked “What can we do to make things better?” B positive, proactive & educate. Remarks like “dumb monkey” is just like pulling the trigger. Killings happen in many forms.

  • IMHO

    The Sheepshead Bay houses have needed round the clock police in the area for years. Come the summer and during xmas there is always havoc there.

  • AWM

    Force and violence, the threat of violence must pay off. I am a union construcion worker and work is realy slow right now. However the few jobs that I’ve been on recently are overwhelmingly black. that’s all that my union sends out.

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