A Guyana-born Brooklyn, New York man was gunned down on Tuesday night in front of his two-year-old son.
According to the New York Daily News, Kester LaRoc was killed in the shooting which left another man injured.
LaRoc, 29, was bringing his son, Kessai, home from day care just before 10 p.m. Tuesday when the bullets started flying, the report.
LaRoc was mortally wounded and a friend was shot in the thigh.
“He was a good dad,” said LaRoc’s devastated girlfriend, Siekena Myrie. The report said that relatives heard the crack of gunfire and ran outside. They found the terrified boy drenched in blood. The bullets missed him. LaRoc, a father of four, was found near the back of the house – apparently running off in an attempt to flee the gunfire.
Police said LaRoc was shot in the torso and died at the scene on E. 52nd St. in Flatbush. LaRoc’s relatives said the Brooklyn man was unemployed. They had no idea who would want to hurt him or why. Besides Kessai, he leaves behind three young daughters. The report said he had lived in the apartment with his family since he moved to the city from Guyana at age 5.
The victim’s mother, Monica LaRoc, had just visited her son and was about to board a plane. Her family called her and she left the airport and returned to her grieving relatives.