The family of a beloved 27-year-old Navy veteran is reeling after he was shot to death in a senseless Bronx road rage clash.
Keino Campbell, 27, was driving a 2012 gray Infiniti near Co-op City when he got into an argument with another driver at about 2 a.m. Saturday, cops said.
As the quarrel escalated the other motorist shot Campbell three times in the chest, police say. A mortally wounded Campbell sped off only to fall unconscious behind the wheel a few blocks away near Givan and Palmer Aves. in Baychester, according to police sources.
“There will never be anyone else in this world like Keino,” said the victim’s brother Tristan Warren.
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After being shot, Campbell sped off and fell unconscious behind the wheel of his Infiniti at the corner of Givan and Palmer Aves. in Baychester. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News)
Medics rushed the victim to Jacobi Medical Center, where he died a short time later.
Campbell served at a military base in San Diego from 2019 to 2022, relatives said.
His family had already lost three family members in the last three months, according to a GoFundMe raising money for Campbell’s funeral expenses.
“He was a U.S. Navy veteran, a kind and humble young man with a calm spirit, a bright future, and dreams of becoming a husband and father one day,” the victim’s aunt wrote in the GoFundMe. “His life was filled with purpose, and his heart was filled with love — for his family, his country, and his vision for the future.”
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Navy veteran Keino Campbell, 27, was fatally shot in the Bronx on Saturday. (GoFundMe)
“He was a light in our family,” the aunt added. “Intelligent, sweet, and deeply loved by everyone who knew him. His sudden and tragic death has left us shaken to our core, especially his mother, Suzette, who is now facing the unimaginable grief of losing her first-born son.”
No arrests have been made.
“He loved all types of music, art, reading and educating himself on different topics,” the victim’s brother’s girlfriend said. “Him and his brothers bonded over games, wrestling and anime. He was an amazing son, brother to all his siblings, uncle to all his nieces and nephews, friend to anyone and everyone in his life. His sisters adored him and he cherished them.”
“He was loved, kind and had a beautiful heart and soul,” she added. “He looked out for everyone and he didn’t deserve what happened to him. He was someone that everyone could count on.”
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