Two Young Men Shot In Bed-Stuy While Cooling Off On Their Stoop

Victim Kyle Decoteau

A pair of cousins were shot early this morning in Bed-Stuy while reportedly trying to beat the heat. Kyle Decoteau, 22, was killed, while his cousin Tony Green, 24, was struck in the back and taken to the hospital in stable condition.

The two men were sitting on the steps outside their home in Bed-Stuy near Atlantic Avenue around 3:40 a.m. this morning when a group of men approached them and an argument broke out. "We noticed some guys creeping on the side of [Atlantic Ave]. I heard four [shots]. It was boom-boom-boom-boom," said cousin Toni Decoteau. The assailants fled the scene, and no arrests have been made yet. Police say Green had two prior arrests for robbery, and Decoteau, who had recently moved to the city from North Carolina, had been arrested once for assault and once for marijuana possession.

Decoteau's girlfriend said he was a dog lover who had raised four pit bulls named Precious, Midnight, Sasha and Cream: "He loved dogs. They can already tell that he's gone...His last words to me were, 'Bring Cream to me.'"

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By Ben Yakas in News on July 20, 2011 5:42 PM

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Tenzo

Yeah 3:40am is pretty much one of the coolest times (temperature wise) there can be. Whenever I visit my cousin over by those parts I peace the fuck out around 11pm absolute MAX.

jarret kerr

it is always sad when someone is murdered. It is a senseless, terrible act. However, this guy was not a "dog lover" nor do I believe the two victims here were as innocent as they appear, just trying to "beat the heat" at 3:40 in the morning with rap sheets.

trinalove

smh his last words are his last words dont judge him by his last words!! i love him as my brother and friend he was a loving friend brother and father. and yes kyle did love dogs and he was very laid back! he will truely be missed we miss yu already! i still can believe dis smh R.I.P Kyle you aint gone in my eyes cause i still feel you in the room and you will NEVER BE FORGOTTEN

2011MMHMM

ALL Y'ALL BETTA WATCH Y'ALL FUCKIN SELF OVA HERE TALKIN BOUT SHIT U DONT KNO ABOUT DONT LET SUMTHIN LIKE DIS HAPPEN TO U OR SUMONE YOU KNO.......IGNORANT ASS DEMONIC ASS MOTHERFUCKAS.........ALL Y'ALL CUD EAT SATAN OUT ON A FIRE NIGHT.

ONE_LESS_FIXED_GEAR

Wow. Just....wow.

PFOOMA

Clearly your still upset that NASA had to lay you off.

blkstarfan

PFOOMA should learn the difference between "your" (and the contraction) "you're" before mocking another poster's errors.

stephanie morin taylor

when did gothamist readers get so overtly racist? all of you suck.

dogbertt

When Gothamist started reporting how often white people were being singled out for violent attack. Pull your own head out.

Shabazz Stuart

did white people die in this incident? huhh??? what??? You seem confused.

Guest

Where exactly is the racism?

stephanie morin taylor

remove head from a$s and, i promise, it'll be there.

hippies_hate_water

bring cream to me. HA HA HA HA!!! this is the result of the city wanting a hands off police department. what you wanted is what you got. he may have gotten blasted, but at least the guy who shot him did not have to live through the indignity of getting frisked because he was making gestures like he had a gun.

where is the milk-crate and candle memorial set up?