Second worker shot in Brooklyn West Indian restaurant dies

A second worker shot in a Brooklyn West Indian restaurant last week has died, police said Tuesday.

Damien White, 45, passed away at Kings County Hospital on Sunday, police said.

His co-worker Eyon Johnson, 46, died at Brookdale University Hospital on Thursday.

The gunman, dressed in black, appeared to be waiting for the victims when they arrived just before 9 a.m. Thursday to do renovation work at Miguel’s West Indian Restaurant in Brownsville.

He followed them inside the eatery at Strauss St. and Lott Ave. and opened fire, striking both victims multiple times, police said. The gunman remains on the loose.

Johnson had a wife and two children, his one-time superintendent told the Daily News.

“He was a cool guy,” said the 58-year-old super. “A good tenant. Just in and out. He say, ‘Hi, how are you doing?’ That’s it.”

White lived in East Flatbush, according to cops.

Multiple shell casings were found at the scene, according to police, and a car outside the restaurant was riddled with bullets.

Neither victim had arrest records, and police said it’s not yet clear why they were targeted.

White’s sister, Cathy White, described the victim as a fun-loving family man who was known for his generosity.

“He was the best person ever,” she said. “He was one of those people you could call on for everything — and he’s there. They take the best of them.”

She said White had five children, the oldest of whom is 24. He also had 12 siblings. The family moved from Jamaica to New York in 1992, Cathy White added.

The sister said she found out about the shooting from other family members and from a news report.

Even in her grief, she was looking at the bigger picture.

“They keep saying they’re going to take the guns off the streets, but I don’t know if that’s happening,” Cathy White said. “Every morning you wake up, some or the other person got shot up or died because of some senselessness.”

She said the last time she saw him was Wednesday evening, and that her brother used to come to meet her at her house almost every day after work.

“We ate, we talked, we socialized, just like always,” the sister said. “We were just joking around as usual. It’s devastating right now. We can’t even think.

“He was just here Wednesday and then, Thursday they shoot him up. I don’t know what to say or what to do. He was somebody you could count on.”