Community members and local organizations held a rally to protest gun violence and honor Christian Josiah Montrose who was murdered in Canarsie on March 19, 2024.
Photo courtesy of The Flossy Organization
Local cure-violence groups and elected officials rallied in Canarsie on Sunday to protest the murder of 19-year-old Christian Josiah Montrose, who was fatally shot outside of his home in what police are calling a case of mistaken identity.
Authorities say Montrose, who lived with his family in Canarsie, was exiting his car just feet away from their East 104th Street home at about 2:40 a.m. on March 19 when a yet-to-be-identified individual pulled up in a black Acura and shot him.
Montrose was shot several times in the mouth and stomach before he was able to stumble inside his house, as seen in surveillance camera footage. Emergency medical services responded and rushed Montrose to Brookdale University Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
According to the Police Department, preliminary investigations have indicated that Montrose had no previous criminal records and also had no known gang affiliations. His mother, Annette Montrose, told Brooklyn Paper on Tuesday that her son did not take drugs and had never drank alcohol.
“I remember it was my birthday not too long ago and I said to him ‘Come drink a glass of wine with me’ and he said ‘No mommy I have to work tomorrow and what if they give me a drug test and it comes positive for alcohol?’ and that’s just who he was,” Annette said.
The Easter Sunday rally was organized by The Flossy Organization — a community-based violence intervention group dedicated to ending gun violence. The organization is part of the Cure Violence campaign, a model that seeks to prevent — or interrupt — violence before it can occur by utilizing local community members and mental health resources.
Jibreel Jalloh, founder and president of The Flossy Organization, said Montrose’s murder…
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