Surveillance footage has been released for the killing of Nichelle Thomas, 52, which was initiated by ex-girlfriend, Latisha Bell, 38.
It took place on the corner of St. Marks place in Park Slope at about 1 pm.
Sources have reported that the two knew each other and had been in a relationship beforehand, but no one can decipher the reasons that led up to their break up – or why Bell decided to execute her in broad daylight.
Bell turned herself in hours after the incident happened, being convicted with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. The weapon used is now in the hands of law enforcement.
Thomas’ daughter is currently processing the tragedy.
She comments, “I’m confused. I don’t know what happened. I can’t talk right now,” from the shock and trauma it has caused the girl.
Those who were in the community at that time recalled the scene, and a local bodega cashier stated that he heard a shot, instantly understanding that it came from a gun.
Once Mohammed Ali, local bodega cashier, looked outside, all he could decipher was a “lady lying face-up on the sidewalk and above her eyes was a hole with blood coming out.” He also adds that he’s been working for 12 years but he’s “never seen anything like this. It’s scary. If the bullet hadn’t hit her, I might have been the one hit.”
The tragic moment leads to relatives and friends of the lady commenting about what had happened. The bodega cashier chimed in, saying that she was a “very nice person. She was always here. I’ve known her for a long time.”
A neighbor of Thomas, who is reported to have residence near the crime scene, says that she didn’t deserve this, and that the relationship she had with the killer was heavily toxic.
The neighbor tells sources that “they lived together for years. But they were always fighting. They had a big falling out about three years ago and she left.”
Another resident comments that it’s “unreal what’s happening in the city. This is a good area. People don’t get shot here, especially in broad daylight on a busy intersection. There’s so little enforcement anymore, people feel emboldened.”