Second employee shot in Brooklyn West Indian restaurant dies

A second employee shot in a Brooklyn West Indian restaurant final week has died, police mentioned Tuesday.

Damien White, 45, handed away at Kings County Hospital on Sunday, police mentioned.

His co-worker Eyon Johnson, 46, died at Brookdale College Hospital on Thursday.

The gunman, wearing black, gave the impression to be ready for the victims after they arrived simply earlier than 9 a.m. Thursday to do renovation work at Miguel’s West Indian Restaurant in Brownsville.

He adopted them contained in the eatery at Strauss St. and Lott Ave. and opened hearth, placing each victims a number of occasions, police mentioned. The gunman stays on the unfastened.

Johnson had a spouse and two youngsters, his one-time superintendent advised the Every day Information.

“He was a cool man,” mentioned the 58-year-old tremendous. “A superb tenant. Simply out and in. He say, ‘Hello, how are you doing?’ That’s it.”

White lived in East Flatbush, in keeping with cops.

A number of shell casings have been discovered on the scene, in keeping with police, and a automobile exterior the restaurant was riddled with bullets.

Neither sufferer had arrest information, and police mentioned it’s not but clear why they have been focused.

White’s sister, Cathy White, described the sufferer as a fun-loving household man who was identified for his generosity.

“He was the perfect individual ever,” she mentioned. “He was a type of individuals you possibly can name on for the whole lot — and he’s there. They take the perfect of them.”

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She mentioned White had 5 youngsters, the oldest of whom is 24. He additionally had 12 siblings. The household moved from Jamaica to New York in 1992, Cathy White added.

The sister mentioned she came upon in regards to the taking pictures from different members of the family and from a information report.

Even in her grief, she was trying on the greater image.

“They hold saying they’re going to take the weapons off the streets, however I don’t know if that’s occurring,” Cathy White mentioned. “Each morning you get up, some or the opposite individual received shot up or died due to some senselessness.”

She mentioned the final time she noticed him was Wednesday night, and that her brother used to return to fulfill her at her home nearly every single day after work.

“We ate, we talked, we socialized, identical to at all times,” the sister mentioned. “We have been simply joking round as traditional. It’s devastating proper now. We are able to’t even assume.

“He was simply right here Wednesday after which, Thursday they shoot him up. I don’t know what to say or what to do. He was anyone you possibly can depend on.”