Revenge Over Murder Motivated Fatal Bed-Stuy Stabbing: NYPD

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Revenge over a 2017 murder likely motivated a fatal stabbing in Bed-Stuy months ago, authorities said.

The latest twist in the intertwined deaths of Shaquill Banks, 23, and Jamel Horne, 31, happened over the weekend when police asked for help tracking down a suspect.

A relative of Banks — Edwin Banks, 44 — is wanted for questioning in Horne's Dec. 30 stabbing death along Chauncey Street in Bed-Stuy.

It's the same block where Horne died in October 2017.

Police believe Horne's slaying was retaliation for Banks' death, the New York Daily News first reported.

The pair were close friends and Horne's family denied he had anything to do with Banks' death, the Daily News reported.

But regardless of Horne's actual involvement, police suspect one or more of Banks' relatives believed he was involved and decided he should pay, authorities said.

NYPD arrested Banks' uncle Kareem Waters, 20, the day after Horne's death, the Daily News reported. He's charged with murder and weapons possession, according to court records.

Edwin Banks remains wanted for questioning, police said.People with information are asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).