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Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother’s Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

It’s every mother’s worst nightmare.

O’Neal Mosley fell into his mother’s Darassalaam arms in front of their Bedford-Stuyvesant home.

He had been shot in the torso and leg.

The 24-year-old died front of his apartment on Saturday.

Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother's Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

‘He said, “Mom, they shot me. I’m dead,”‘ a devastated Mosley, shared with the New York Daily News.

‘He fell on the floor and I was kissing my son, doing CPR.’

According to neighbor, 17-year-old Karema Rincon, three shouts could be heard from outside.

But the terrified teen ‘didn’t dare to look outside’ out of fear for her own safety.

Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother's Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

She added: ‘I heard someone scream, “Why do you have a gun?” and then they just ran off.’

Mosley had been sitting at her ground-floor home and jumped for the apartment door as soon as she heard the shots.

Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother's Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

‘My (other son) said, “Don’t open the door!” I said, “My son is out there!”‘ she said.

The heartbroken mother added: ‘I’m trying to find the bullet hole but it was in his stomach.’

‘I was hugging my son. I said, ‘”Please son, don’t die.”‘

Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother's Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

O’Neal was rushed to Woodhull Hospital, but tragically could not be revived.

The grief-stricken mother needed the help of her family to support her while she was answering questions.

Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother's Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

O’Neal had been an honor roll student at the Urban Assembly School for Musics and Arts.

The Brooklyn native was known for his anime and map drawings.

Brooklyn Shooting Victim Dies In Her Mother's Arms Outside Housing Project Where He Lived

O’Neal had been working at a Target in the area, according to relatives.

Written by Christine Haveford

Christine loves all things cinema, and she's been that way ever since she was a little girl. In fact, she is so passionate about cinema that she decided to pursue cinematography as a full-time career, and is now pursuing film studies at the New York Film School. Originally from Florida, she is still exploring the new city, people, places, and the culture, loves the new weather, going ice skating during winters, and spending time with her fellow classmates and friends from college.

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