Raymond Walls was 27 when he was shot and killed on Lyell Avenue in Rochester, New York, on September 3, 2022. Officers were called about 8:30 p.m. to the 400 block of Lyell Avenue and found Walls suffering fatal gunshot wounds. Investigators describe the killing as a targeted attack rather than a random act of violence.

Police say the assailant approached on foot, carried out the shooting, and then fled on foot. The number of people involved has not been released publicly. The victim’s family continues to await answers.

If anyone has information about what happened on Lyell Avenue that night, please contact the Rochester Police Department.