Man, 24, shot to death in Brooklyn vestibule helped raise siblings since mother's death

"This is a horrible, traumatic loss for our family. He was definitely loved,"

"He was the caretaker for his four younger brothers and sisters,"

"He did odd jobs. He did construction, carpentry and babysitting."

"He didn't have problems on the street. We know it might come out that he had a criminal past. We trusted him with our children. He took them to school. He comes from a good and loving family."

Jarell Sutton, 24, was shot in the chest in the vestibule of a three-story building on Euclid Ave. near Pitkin Ave. in East New York at about 12:10 a.m. He was rushed to Brookdale University Hospital but died from his wounds. Sutton had helped raise four younger siblings after their mother died on Christmas four years earlier. He leaves a 12-year-old sister and three brothers ages 15, 2, and 2 months. Family described him as a caretaker who did odd jobs, construction, carpentry and babysitting. Public records show three active Brooklyn court cases and prior arrests.

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