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Family of homicide victim speak out as search continues

The NYPD has not yet confirmed the victim's identity, but Nancy Dawson says his name Ikim Green - a man her kids love dearly.

Mike Lamorte

Jun 20, 2025, 6:16 PM

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The mother of the 38-year-old man who was shot and killed in Bed-Stuy Thursday evening spoke to News 12 for the first time since the homicide.

"There was never a dull moment with him," Nancy Dawson said. "He was live, very live."

The NYPD has not yet confirmed the victim's identity, but Dawson says his name Ikim Green - a man her kids love dearly.

RELATED: Man shot and killed on Marcy Avenue in Bed-Stuy

Dawson says her kids are out of state on vacation, and that when they return, she's not quite sure how to share the devastating loss.

"I'm honestly a little scared of even telling them of this news," she said with a sigh.

Newly obtained surveillance video shows a man wearing all black, fleeing from the scene moments after the shooting. Police say they are not yet sure of a motive, while local residents are still shocked.

"It just made me really, like, terrified," said Abdulmalik Bukhar, an eyewitness who saw Green unconscious on the floor from his third-floor window." I couldn't go to sleep early."

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