Michael Davey, a Jamaican DJ known as Powerman, has lost his second child to violence in 16 months after his 25-year-old son Christopher was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn's East Flatbush neighborhood on Friday night. According to police, the incident occurred around 5:30 p.m. outside a laundromat near Christopher's home, and two men were seen fleeing the scene in a dark sedan. The father is seeking justice for his son and has vowed to stay strong for his remaining children, having lost his 32-year-old stepson just last May under unclear circumstances. Christopher had been struggling with depression after the loss of his brother.
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A popular Jamaican DJ whose 25-year-old son was fatally stabbed in Brooklyn Friday night said he “couldn’t stop crying” when he learned that he’d lost his second child in a 16-month span.
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he → stab → span
Michael Davey, a veteran dancehall artist better known as Powerman, said his son Christopher was headed to the laundromat for his mother when he was ambushed around the corner from his East Flatbush home around 5:30 p.m.
“I couldn’t stop crying,” the heartbroken dad told The Post Saturday.
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dad → know → p.m.
“My ex-wife, his mother, called me crying.”
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wife → call → me
She said, ‘They killed Chris, him dead, him dead,” Davey recalled.
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Davey → say → Chris
The younger Davey was stabbed twice in front of 882 Albany Ave. about three blocks from his home on Linden Boulevard, according to police.
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Davey → stab → police
The dad said his son, who was born in Jamaica, was dropping off clothes at the laundromat when he was heinously kniifed — in a crime he called “wicked” in an emotional post on Facebook Saturday.
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he → say → Facebook
EMS rushed him to Kings County Hospital in critical condition, where he later died.
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he → rush → condition
The killing was the second tragedy the older Davey has suffered.
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Davey → suffer → ?
Last May, he lost his 32-year-old stepson, a tractor trailer mechanic, when he died while working in upstate New York — although details of his death remain unclear.
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details → lose → death
Christopher Davey had been depressed over his brother’s death, quit his job and spent his days playing video games, according to his father.
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Davey → quit → father
“He was going through a lot of problems,” the dad said.
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dad → go → problems
“He had just lost his brother and he went into depression.”
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he → lose → depression
Now the dad’s main focus is finding the person who killed his younger son Friday — and bringing him to “justice.”
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who → find → justice
“First and foremost, I’m looking for justice for my son,” he raged.
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he → look → son
The streets wouldn’t be safe for no one if they think they can walk up and kill people.”
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they → think → people
The father went to the scene of the crime after he learned what happened.
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what → go → crime
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“I saw a little black scissors on the ground,” he said.
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he → see → ground
“I saw blood on the sidewalk.”
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Police couldn’t confirm that the scissors were the murder weapon, a police spokesman said.
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spokesman → confirm → ?
Two men were seen fleeing the scene in a dark sedan.
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men → see → sedan
One was wearing a white tank top and blue jeans, and there was no description of the second suspect, police said.
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police → wear → suspect
“I don’t know them,” the father said of the killers.
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father → know → killers
“I want to see them.”
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I → want → them
Powerman became popular in the 1990s and is known for his 1991 hit song “Stone.”
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Powerman → become → song
“I have to stay strong because I have more kids,” Davey said.
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Davey → have → kids
“I have to stay strong for them and myself.”
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I → have → them
Christopher Davey, 25, was fatally stabbed on the sidewalk outside 882 Albany Ave. in East Flatbush, Brooklyn.
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Davey → stab → Flatbush
NYPD officers work the scene where Davey was murdered on Sept. 4 in Brooklyn.
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Davey → work → Brooklyn
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Yellow evidence markers and laundry bags at the scene where Davey was killed.
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Davey → kill → scene
