Vilmond Jean Baptiste dies in fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting
Vilmond Jean Baptiste dies in fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting
Fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting death of Vilmond Jean Baptiste – Obituary
On Friday evening, police fatally shot 38-year-old Vilmond Jean Baptiste inside a Brooklyn apartment. Authorities reported that the shooting occurred at 485 East 21st Street in Flatbush, marking the 12th fatal NYPD shooting of the year according to Gothamist’s data.
The NYPD had been searching for Baptiste in connection with three recent homicides when they executed an open-bench warrant. Upon entering the apartment, officers found Baptiste in a bathtub, dressed in a hoodie. When instructed to leave the tub, Baptiste, who was holding a knife, did not follow orders to drop the weapon.
Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey explained at a press conference that attempts to subdue Baptiste with a Taser were unsuccessful. Baptiste reportedly emerged from the tub and advanced towards the officers, prompting at least three of them to open fire. The exact number of shots fired remains unclear.
After being shot, Baptiste was arrested and taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Baptiste had a prior arrest in 2015 for reckless endangerment and was subject to an active bench warrant from 2022. He was also a person of interest in two homicide cases from the summer, which involved the deaths of a 54-year-old woman, a 24-year-old man, and a 66-year-old woman. The victims were connected to Baptiste through romantic relationships, as noted by NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny.
A photo of the knife seized from Baptiste was released, and the investigation into the shooting continues.
The incident occurred just a day after Mayor Eric Adams appointed Tom Donlon as the NYPD’s interim commissioner, following the resignation of Commissioner Edward Caban. Caban’s resignation was linked to a federal investigation involving his brother’s nightlife consulting business.
Vilmond Jean Baptiste dies in fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting Fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting death of Vilmond Jean Baptiste – Obituary On Friday evening, police fatally shot 38-year-old Vilmond Jean Baptiste inside a Brooklyn apartment. Authorities reported that the shooting occurred at 485 East 21st Street in Flatbush, marking the 12th fatal NYPD shooting of the…
Vilmond Jean Baptiste dies in fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting Fatal Brooklyn apartment shooting death of Vilmond Jean Baptiste – Obituary On Friday evening, police fatally shot 38-year-old Vilmond Jean Baptiste inside a Brooklyn apartment. Authorities reported that the shooting occurred at 485 East 21st Street in Flatbush, marking the 12th fatal NYPD shooting of the…