Trinidadian Immigrant Father with 15 Children Killed in Brooklyn Street Shooting: Motive Unclear

Anthony Lancaster, an immigrant from Trinidad with 15 children, was killed on a street in Brooklyn (NYC) a mile from his home early Saturday morning.

His long line includes some newborn twins. Lancaster, a 40-year-old winemaker, had an extensive criminal record 36 arrested, But according to his wife Annesha Lancaster and his neighbors, he was a very helpful man who put his family before everything. “He was a wonderful father to his children and a wonderful man,” the 34-year-old told him Daily News. “That’s it… I’m spoiled.”

Police responding to a 911 call found Lancaster’s body two shots in the back and one in the head near Clarkson Ave. and E. 53rd St. in East Flatbush around 2:15 a.m. Saturday. According to police sources, yes people playing cards and dominoes at the crime scene.

An hour before Lancaster He told his wife that he was going to see the pharmacy he owned. on Clarkson Ave., the corner where his body was found, according to the grieving widow.

The victim he had access to the security of his warehouse and he looked at her even from afar. But it was still not unusual for the merchant to visit at night to check on his workers.

The motive for the crime is unclear. According to the NYPD, Lancaster’s extensive criminal history began in 2007 for selling marijuana. He was also arrested for felonies in February and three others for possession of a weapon.

Lancaster immigrated to the United States from Trinidad more than two decades ago and he used his success in New York to help those around him, his wife emphasized. “He even gave people a place in his house and slept in his car,” said his friend Leoneshia Vidal. “In this community he is known for his kindness. “He was loving.”

In a similar case, early Sunday morning another one Immigrant father dies in NYC: Dominican Kevin Ramírez was stabbed in the Bronx, leaving behind two children and his pregnant girlfriend.

No arrests have been made or suspects identified in any of these cases. Anyone with information should call at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) and in Spanish 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Also through the page Crimestoppers.nypdonline.org or by text message to 274637 (CREATIVE), followed by TIP577. All communications are strictly confidential.