A Brooklyn man on Tuesday was sentenced to 25 years to lie in prison for a fatal shooting that occurred outside of a baby shower at a Prospect Heights church.
Daquan Carter, 34, of Fort Greene, was sentenced by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Eugene Guarino, after being convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon on November 7, 2025, following a jury trial, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.
Carter was accused of killing 26-year-old Courtney Tingle on on March 22, 2019. At approximately 10:00pm, Tingle was attending a baby shower at a church annex in Prospect Heights with his girlfriend. During the event, the victim accidentally bumped into a woman, which led to a verbal confrontation involving the defendant and his cousins. The defendant and three of his cousins then lured the victim outside the venue and onto the street, the DA said.
Once outside, the victim was physically assaulted by two of Carter’s cousins while the defendant waited nearby. The defendant then produced an illegal, loaded firearm and shot the victim four times, striking him as he lay defenseless up against a parked car. The shooting occurred outside a party attended by hundreds of people, including children, according to Gonzalez.
Tingle was taken by EMS to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead. Carter fled the scene and, later, the state. When apprehended in November 2019, the defendant provided false statements to law enforcement that were contradicted by eyewitness testimony, surveillance video and other evidence presented at trial, Gonzalez said.
“Courtney Tingle was a young father whose life was taken outside a church celebration meant to welcome new life," Gonzalez said in a statement. "His family has endured an immeasurable loss, and today’s sentence holds the defendant accountable for that violence. While Brooklyn has seen significant reductions in gun violence since this tragic shooting, my office will continue to prosecute anyone who makes the irreparable decision to take a life.”
