{"id":156219,"date":"2026-03-07T15:07:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/156219\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:07:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:07:38","slug":"brooklyn-shooting-14-year-old-boy-shot-dead-after-argument-ends-in-gun-violence-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/156219\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn shooting: 14-year-old boy shot dead after argument ends in gun violence, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"837\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-02-13-at-8.36.21-AM.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"police investigating stabbing\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Brooklyn shooting: 14-year-old boy shot dead after argument ends in gun violence, cops say 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>FILE \u2013 Police investigate a shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lloyd Mitchell <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amny.com\/brooklyn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brooklyn<\/a> detectives continue to search for the suspects who shot a 14-year-old boy dead late on Friday night.\n<\/p>\n<p>Police said Johary Cantave, 14, of 50th Street was gunned down at the corner of 46th Street and 9th Avenue in Sunset Park just before 11:50 p.m. on March 6.\n<\/p>\n<p>Based on a preliminary investigation, police reported that Cantave was sitting inside a vehicle at the location, with an acquaintance standing outside, when three male suspects wearing all black clothing approached.<\/p>\n<p>Sources familiar with the case said the perpetrators engaged the acquaintance in a verbal dispute. The exchange of words turned violent, cops said, when one of the suspects pulled out a gun and opened fire \u2014 striking Cantave in the head.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137836155\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-07-at-9.47.59-AM.jpg\" alt=\"scene of deadly brooklyn shooting\" width=\"1200\" height=\"845\" title=\"Brooklyn shooting: 14-year-old boy shot dead after argument ends in gun violence, cops say 2\"  \/>Police said Johary Cantave, 14, of 50th Street was gunned down at the corner of 46th Street and 9th Avenue in Sunset Park just before 11:50 p.m. on March 6.Photo via Google Maps<\/p>\n<p>After the fatal bullet was fired, police sources said, the three suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction.<\/p>\n<p>Another individual then drove Cantave to nearby Maimonides Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.\n<\/p>\n<p>The incident was reported to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypd66pct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">66th Precinct<\/a>, which launched an investigation. It was the precinct\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/assets\/nypd\/downloads\/pdf\/crime_statistics\/cs-en-us-066pct.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">first reported homicide and shooting of 2026<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So far, no arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation, police said.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding the shooting can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at <a href=\"https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org<\/a>, or on X (formerly Twitter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypdtips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">@NYPDTips<\/a>. All calls and messages are kept confidential.<\/p>\n<p>\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FILE \u2013 Police investigate a shooting. 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