{"id":195501,"date":"2026-04-13T15:14:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195501\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:14:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:14:07","slug":"brooklyn-man-shot-to-death-inside-apartment-was-gunned-down-by-girlfriends-teen-son-sources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/195501\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn man shot to death inside apartment was gunned down by girlfriend\u2019s teen son: sources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"1058\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776093245_709_134a6f69-3bf2-46a6-99a7-18d543e81a5a.jpeg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"police outside Brooklyn apartment where man was shot dead\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Brooklyn man shot to death inside apartment was gunned down by girlfriend's teen son: sources 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Jamal Davis. He was fatally gunned down inside his 12th-floor apartment at around 10:52 a.m. on April 12 at 75 Cumberland Walk in Fort Greene.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn detectives believe the man <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/news\/man-shot-dead-inside-brooklyn-apartment-as-police-hunt-for-gunman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">shot to death in his Brooklyn apartment on Sunday<\/a> morning was killed following a dispute with the prime suspect: his girlfriend\u2019s teenage son, sources close to the case said.<\/p>\n<p>Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Jamal Davis. He was fatally gunned down inside his 12th-floor apartment at around 10:52 a.m. on April 12 at 75 Cumberland Walk in Fort Greene.\n<\/p>\n<p>Sources with immediate knowledge of the incident report that the 16-year-old son of his girlfriend, who lived with Davis, shot him in the chest and arm following a dispute.\n<\/p>\n<p>Davis was rushed to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/post\/teen-boy-sought-fatal-shooting-stepfather-brooklyn-nycha-apartment\/18878874\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">A report from ABC7 suggests<\/a> the confrontation stemmed from an argument over smoking inside the apartment, but amNewYork has been unable to independently verify it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-137842928\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776093247_252_f6c53634-cd76-42d8-8c9c-0b09e4b9160e.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"987\" title=\"Brooklyn man shot to death inside apartment was gunned down by girlfriend's teen son: sources 2\"  \/>Cops flooded the area, including NYPD\u2019s Emergency Service Unit, (ESU) who geared up with long guns, shields, and even a K9 dog and entered the building in search of the suspect.Photo by Dean Moses<\/p>\n<p>The teenage suspect fled the scene on foot and remains at large.<\/p>\n<p>The slaying drew a heavy police presence, including NYPD\u2019s Emergency Service Unit, who entered the building with long guns and armored shields, but were unable to locate the suspect.\n<\/p>\n<p>The investigation remains ongoing.\n<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information regarding this homicide can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blank\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">crimestoppers.nypdonline.org,<\/a>\u00a0or on X (formerly Twitter)\u00a0<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":"Police identified the victim as 43-year-old Jamal Davis. 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