Heartbroken loved ones of a murdered Bronx man dipped their fingers in his blood and wrote his name on their shirts in a bizarre ritual to honor the man’s memory Thursday. <br /> <br />Hours after Daquan Cooper, 23, was shot and killed in Parkchester, a group of women wrote “Day Day” on the white shirts they wore. They also smeared the blood on a nearby memorial that read “Rest In Peace Dolo” — another nickname for the murdered man, family members said. <br /> <br />“Rest in peace to my fly a-- cousin,” a mourner wrote before smearing blood on the cardboard marker. <br />Another woman sucked up some of the blood in an eye dropper as a keepsake, witnesses said. <br />A gunman blasted away at the father of two and a 35-year-old man during a 2:30 a.m. dice game on Unionport Road near E. Tremont Ave., officials said. <br /> <br />Cooper was shot in the head and died at the scene, officials said. <br /> <br />The man he was playing dice with was shot in both legs and was treated at Jacobi Hospital, officials said. <br /> <br />A number of shell casings were found at the scene. <br /> <br />Neighbors said that the sound of gunfire woke them up. <br /> <br />"I heard the shots, a lot, like four or five," said David Hidalgo, 43, who lives in a building just steps away from the shooting. “It sounded like it was right under my window, and I'm on the 11th floor so imagine that." <br /> <br />Hidalgo noted gun violence is a common occurrence in the area. <br /> <br />"You always hear the shootings. You always hear the gun shots go off," he said. "I got to get out this neighborhood." <br /> <br />Friends said that Daquan had a son and a daughter and lived with his mother, who did not participate in the blood theatrics. <br /> <br />Police said Cooper had an extensive criminal history. His last arrest was for robbery, they said.
