Crime & Safety

BK Home Depot Shooting Victim Dies: Family

"Rest in peace mommy girl," said Alverna Sharpless, whose daughter died Thursday after being shot in Brooklyn.

A 26-year-old woman died Thursday, days after being shot in the head outside a Bed-Stuy Home Depot, according to family and police.
A 26-year-old woman died Thursday, days after being shot in the head outside a Bed-Stuy Home Depot, according to family and police. (Google Maps)

BED-STUY, NY — A 26-year-old woman died Thursday, days after being shot in the head outside a Bed-Stuy Home Depot, according to family and police.

Imani Sharpless, 26, was fighting for her life after her boyfriend desperately tried to save her near Willoughby Avenue and Sanford Street Saturday.

Sharpless and her boyfriend were both shot over a parking dispute at the Brooklyn store, witnesses told the Daily News.

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"Gone but never forgotten," said the woman's mother, Alverna Sharpless, in a Facebook post. "Rest in peace mommy girl."

Her mother shared photos of the aspiring model to social media — a proud mom now facing unbelievable grief.

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"Alverna loved to show off her beautiful daughters talent at work with all her music videos," said Alverna's friend Jessica Murphy in a GoFundMe.

Her boyfriend, who was shot in the knee, told the Daily News his life is forever changed.

“I’ve lost all that I have,” Cordel McDuffie said.

Many bullets hit the couples' Hyundai Saturday. After the shooting, her 35-year-old boyfriend drove a couple blocks and then stopped, getting out and yelling for help, according to the Daily News.

Police had recovered a gun and clothes from the scene but had not made any arrests by Tuesday, according to the Daily News.

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