An off-duty MTA worker and mother of six was shot and killed on her own Brooklyn street as she headed home from a shift late Monday, officials say.

Jacqueline Dicks, 41, was shot in the head on Elton Street just after 11:30 p.m. and pronounced dead a short time later, authorities said.

Investigators said Dicks was dead by the time they got to the scene and was wearing her MTA uniform when she was shot.



Dicks, a conductor with New York City Transit since June, had just finished her shift on the N line and her boyfriend had picked her up from the Astoria-Ditmars Boulevard station in Queens to drive her to the East New York neighborhood where she lived, law enforcement sources say.

Her boyfriend dropped her off near her home and was going to the store when he heard a single gunshot, according to the sources. He told police he was blinded by headlights and couldn't see clearly but believes there may have been three people involved.

Witnesses also said they saw three men walk up to Dicks; they say one fired a single shot and all three ran away, leaving her on Elton Street.

Police are still looking for the three men. Sources said a bullet was found in the grass, and tests will be run on that as investigators search for surveillance video.

Tyrone Dicks, Jacqueline's brother, said he has no idea why anybody would want to hurt her.

"It's beyond my comprehension right now. I don’t see why anybody would do that to her," he said. "Especially three men on a woman."

Her grieving family held a vigil Tuesday evening.

"Give her her life back," Tyrone said. "Let her finish her life."

Jacqueline Dicks was a mother of six who co-workers say was jovial on the job. Her boyfriend is a "good guy" who helped with the family, said Tyrone.

Her niece, Michelle Dicks, called her an "awesome" person.

"I don't even know why this had to happen to her," said Michelle. "I wish whoever did this -- whoever saw, would come and just say something. My family is taking it real hard."

Community members and coworkers rallied around her family while investigators continued their search for clues. Police did not elaborate on a possible motive.



"Last night we lost one of our own to gun violence," MTA Interim Executive Director Ronnie Hakim said in a statement Tuesday. "Jacqueline Dicks was a 41-year-old mother of six and valued member of New York City Transit. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family and will assist NYPD in any way possible."