Two workers shot, one fatally, after gunman follows them into Brooklyn West Indian restaurant
Two workers at a Brooklyn West Indian restaurant were shot Thursday — one of them fatally — by a gunman who followed the victims inside, cops said.
Eyon Johnson, 46, and his 45-year-old coworker were walking into Miguel’s West Indian Restaurant on the corner of Strauss St. and Lott Ave. in Brownsville just before 9 a.m. when a man dressed in all-black followed them inside and opened fire, according to police.
The two men worked for the restaurant and were renovating the eatery when they were shot, cops said. A vehicle outside was left riddled with bullets.
Medics rushed both men to Kings County Hospital, where Johnson died. The younger victim was clinging to life in critical condition.
Johnson lived in Crown Heights with a wife and two children, his superintendant told the Daily News.
“He was a cool guy,” said the 58-year-old man. “A good tenant. Just in and out. He say, ‘Hi, how are you doing?’ That’s it.”
Multiple shell casings were found at the scene, according to police sources.
The gunman ran off and has not been caught.
