In a tragic incident that has shaken the Brooklyn community, a 24-year-old man named Ramel Ingram was fatally shot outside his building on Crooke Avenue on the evening of September 17, 2025. The shooting occurred around 8:45 p.m., just a block away from the southeastern edge of Prospect Park.
According to NYPD officials, first responders found Ingram suffering from a gunshot wound to the chest. He was quickly transported to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Following the incident, police took a person into custody, although details regarding the individual and the circumstances surrounding the arrest have not yet been disclosed. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Ingram’s grandmother, Cynthia Ingram, 69, shared the heartbreaking story of her grandson’s final hours. She revealed that Ramel had been living with her for the past two months, helping her organize her apartment after undergoing knee-replacement surgery. Just before the shooting, he told her he was going to sit outside for a little while. Moments later, she heard gunshots and rushed downstairs to find him wounded.
“It don’t make no sense,” Cynthia lamented, recalling the pain of losing her own son, also named Ramel Ingram, in a shooting in Crown Heights in 1988 when he was just 15 years old. Through tears, she expressed how much she would miss her grandson’s humor and his talent on the basketball court.
Eyewitness Armando Ramirez, the superintendent of a neighboring building, reported seeing Ingram sitting outside with two other individuals shortly before the shots rang out. He noted that the others left, leaving Ingram alone just minutes before the shooting occurred. “These things happen suddenly, so you really have to be careful when you go outside to the street,” Ramirez remarked, acknowledging the occasional violence that has affected the building and its surroundings over the years.
According to NYPD data, homicides in the 70th Precinct, which encompasses areas like Prospect Park South, Midwood, and Ditmas Park, are relatively rare. As of September 14, only one homicide had occurred in the precinct, along with six shootings, marking a slight decrease from the previous year’s figures.
This developing story highlights the ongoing issue of gun violence in New York City and its profound impact on local families and communities. For more information on gun violence patterns in the city, readers can refer to Gothamist’s comprehensive map of shooting incidents over the past five years.
As the investigation continues, the community mourns the loss of Ramel Ingram and reflects on the need for increased safety and measures to combat violence in their neighborhoods.
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