BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A man tried to console his friend after accidentally shooting him outside a smoke shop in Brooklyn on Monday, police said.
The suspect allegedly shot Desmond Francis, 36, in the chest with a pistol outside of the smoke shop near Ralph and Sutter avenues at around 10:20 a.m., police said. The shooter was outside the store holding two plastic bags when Francis playfully took them, but the suspect thought he was being robbed, officials said.
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The gunman then opened fire before realizing he shot his friend.
“I didn’t know it was you, I’m really, really sorry,” the suspect allegedly said to Francis in a 911 call he made after the shooting, according to police.
The shooter stayed with the victim to comfort him for a few minutes before taking off with his plastic bags, detectives said.
“At some point he hears the sirens and … leaves his friend to die,” NYPD Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny said Tuesday.