NYC kin of ‘perfect child’ slain in unsolved case of apparent mistaken identity have message for killer

Grief-stricken kin of a “perfect child” fatally shot in an apparent case of mistaken identity in Brooklyn two years ago say they hope the callous killer who “shattered a family” soon faces justice.

Christian Josiah Montrose, 19 — described by cops as a “good kid” who didn’t even drink alcohol while trying to survive in a gang-infested neighborhood — had just parked his car in front of his family’s house on East 104th Street near Avenue K in Canarsie around 2:45 a.m. March 19, 2024.

That’s when a drive-by gunman in a black Acura shot the teen “car buff” in the mouth, torso and arm in a seeming case of mistaken identity, cops said.

The mortally wounded Montrose – who had only stepped outside in the pre-dawn hours to give his pal a lift – stumbled back into his home, where he choked on his own blood as he desperately tried to talk to his brother, according to officials and family…

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