Fatal church shooting leads to 25 years to life sentence

"The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on March 22, 2019, outside a church annex in Prospect Heights where a baby shower was underway. Prosecutors said Tingle was attending the event with his girlfriend when he accidentally bumped into a woman inside the venue, sparking a verbal dispute involving Carter and his cousins. According to trial evidence, Carter and three cousins drew Tingle outside onto the street."

"Two cousins physically assaulted the victim while Carter waited nearby. Prosecutors said Carter then produced an illegal firearm and shot Tingle four times as he lay against a parked car. The shooting took place outside a gathering attended by hundreds of people, including children. Tingle was transported by emergency medical services to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Carter fled the scene and later left the state."

"Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced that Daquan Carter, 34, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the killing of 26-year-old Courtney Tingle. The sentence was imposed by Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Eugene Guarino following Carter's conviction for second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on March 22, 2019, outside a church annex in Prospect Heights where a baby shower was underway."

Daquan Carter, 34, was convicted of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and sentenced to 25 years to life. The shooting occurred around 10 p.m. on March 22, 2019, outside a church annex in Prospect Heights during a baby shower. Courtney Tingle, 26, attended with his girlfriend and accidentally bumped into a woman, prompting a verbal dispute involving Carter and his cousins. Carter and three cousins drew Tingle outside; two cousins assaulted him while Carter produced an illegal firearm and shot him four times as he lay against a parked car. Tingle was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Carter fled, left the state, was apprehended in November 2019, provided false statements contradicted by eyewitness and surveillance evidence, and a jury returned guilty verdicts on November 7, 2025.

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