Guyanese corrections officer gunned down in Brooklyn
An off-duty corrections officer was on Sunday evening shot and killed as she sat in her car in Flatlands, Brooklyn, NY in an apparent execution style killing.
Dead: Alastasia Bryan
Alastasia Bryan, 25, a Guyanese by birth, was executed in the vicinity of East 73 Street and Avenue L in Flatlands at about 21:15h when a dark coloured Honda rolled up and fired off a volley of five shots. Police confirmed that a single bullet hit the officer in the head, killing her instantly.
The execution reportedly took place nearly four miles from the woman’s East New York home. New York homicide detectives are of the belief that Bryan’s death appeared to be planned, pointing out that the killer may have been waiting at the intersection before she arrived.
While there had been initial questions whether Bryan was intentionally targeted or if the shooting was random, Police on Monday stated that detectives had obtained surveillance video showing a man getting out of a vehicle and walking up to Bryan’s car.
The video showed the man opening fire and then getting back into his vehicle and taking off.
The victim’s mother, Ingrid Bryan, who rushed to the scene upon receiving the devastating news wailed, “My daughter doesn’t do anything except comes and goes from work. Work was all she cared about,” adding I’m so sad and upset right now. I’m grieving.”
No arrests have been made but investigations are ongoing, officials said.
The City of New York’s Department of Corrections released a statement saying, “Tonight (Sunday) DOC suffered a tragic loss when an off-duty officer was fatally shot. Our thoughts are with the officer’s family, friends and colleagues.”
Elias Husamudeen, President of the Correction Officers’ Benevolent Association, said in a statement that the entire City of New York is shocked and grieving the horrific murder of one of the youngest members of New York City’s boldest.
Bryan, a recent graduate from the city Correction Academy, was a rookie at the Anna M Kross Centre on Rikers Island. Police are reviewing security camera footage of the area and are looking for a gray or beige Honda Civic car. (Adapted from NBC)
