Party-goer shot to death at Brooklyn party was shielding his young son; suspect, a relative, surrenders

A relative of a man shot to death shielding his son during a weekend Brooklyn party shooting has surrendered to face murder charges, police said Monday.

Gioliver Tineo, 23, turned himself in to police Sunday afternoon for the fatal Saturday night shooting of Delvin Diaz on Drew St. near Loring Ave. in East New York.

Investigators charged Tineo with murder, attempted murder and weapon possession. The gunman who fired the fatal shots has not been caught, police said. Diaz’ brother, Willy Diaz, was hosting the holiday weekend party at a Drew Street apartment in East New York. His brother Delvin, 33, attended with his wife and young son, who is autistic.

Diaz said Timeo, a relative who was at the party, began to leave around 9:30 p.m. That’s when he pulled a firearm and began shooting at everyone he could, Diaz said. Earlier that day, Tineo had attacked his own father, though no one knew he had a gun,Diaz added.

“He’s a guy that has problems,” Diaz said. “He beat up his own father. He came with that anger. He had a gun in his book bag.”

As the bullets from that gun flew Delvin Diaz threw himself in front of his son, the brother said, heroically saving the little boy’s life.

“He tried everything to protect his son,” Diaz said. “Not a single bullet hit the boy/ He was blocking his son so he didn’t get shot. He was shot six times. "

Diaz said his brother deserved better.

“He was my little brother,” Diaz said. “He was a very nice person. He was really about nothing like that. He had his wife, lived with her for nine years. He lived in Far Rockaway, Queens. He cared about his son and his family. My brother was a working guy, working to provide for his son and wife.”

Also wounded in the shooting was Delvin’s 31-year-old wife, the boy’s stepmother. She was grazed in the shoulder, and shot in the back.

Cops said the shooting occurred after a fight broke out.

Medics rushed both victims to Brookdale University Hospital, where Diaz died. The woman was treated and released, cops said.

Cops say they recovered a handgun from the scene.

Also wounded in the shooting was Delvin’s 31-year-old wife, the boy’s stepmother. She was grazed in the shoulder, and shot in the back.

Cops said the shooting occurred after a fight broke out.

Medics rushed both victims to Brookdale University Hospital, where Diaz died. The woman was treated and released, cops said.

Cops say they recovered a handgun from the scene.

Tineo is related to Diaz through marriage. He’s the nephew of Diaz’s sister-in-law, a police source said.

Tineo has no criminal history, police said. He lives about two miles away from the violence-plagued Brooklyn block where Saturday’s shooting occurred.

His arraignment was pending in Brooklyn Criminal Court Monday.