On the evening of November 10, 2022, 26-year-old Hacief Oliver was shot and killed on Second Street in Albany’s West Hill neighborhood, between North Lake Avenue and Judson Street. Oliver was struck in the chest and died at the scene; a 21-year-old man who was with him was also wounded. Reports describe the attack as part of an ongoing feud between rival uptown and downtown gangs, and Oliver was described as affiliated with an uptown group, making him a target for downtown rivals.

Authorities say the shooting was a coordinated ambush. Surveillance footage and other evidence mentioned in the investigation point to multiple shooters who opened fire on Oliver and his cousin, and investigators characterized the incident as another deadly episode in the city’s persistent gang violence. Oliver’s family has been left grieving; his mother, Necoll Davis, spoke about the loss and the impact on her granddaughter.

Does anyone in the West Hill area have information about that night or about the rival gang activity tied to this shooting?