NYPD: Group Chased Man Into Brooklyn Backyard, Where They Killed Him
March 29, 2019, 9:31 a.m.
'He’s literally running from them trying to escape further assault,' a police official said.
The NYPD is seeking a number of people involved in what Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea called a "brutal & brazen gang murder" earlier this month. Footage from numerous security cameras released by the NYPD shows a number of suspects chasing Taquan Eversley through East New York streets around 7:15 a.m. on March 19th.
At one point, the 21-year-old victim can be seen running into a backyard. Commanding Officer of Brooklyn North Detectives Mike Kemper said, "He’s literally running from them trying to escape further assault... and he is literally hiding behind a parked car for his life as the group is searching for him." Video shows Eversley jumping over a fence, but there was barbed wire on the other side, which apparently trapped him.
Police say that one of the suspects threw a brick—described as a "boulder" by the Daily News—at Eversley, while another peers over a fence for a while. When he comes down, video shows he is holding a gun.
Eversley's body was found with multiple gunshot wounds behind 666 Elton Street. EMS took him to Brookdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
One man, Michael Reid, 25, was arrested for murder and criminal possession of a weapon; it's believed Reid threw the rock. Other suspects police are looking for are Alfred Crooks, 22; Shacore Huff, 24; and Donaven McDay, 29.
A closer look at the individuals shown in the video. If you know who they are, contact @NYPDTips anonymously at 800-577-TIPS. Every call, every tip matters! pic.twitter.com/OVsitnXiOl
— Chief Dermot F. Shea (@NYPDDetectives) March 28, 2019
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.
