Marcus Anthony Cole Jr. was 35 when he was shot on Thatcher Avenue in Buffalo, New York, on July 11, 2022, at about 1:30 a.m. Emergency responders took him to Erie County Medical Center, where he died of his injuries.

The Buffalo Police Homicide Squad identified and arrested a suspect: Marcus’s 24-year-old brother, Jerome A. Cole. The Erie County District Attorney charged Jerome with Murder in the Second Degree and Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree. He was arraigned in Buffalo City Court and held without bail; a grand jury indicted him in August 2022 and the case was moved to State Supreme Court. Prosecutors allege Jerome intentionally shot Marcus with an illegal weapon.

If anyone has information about Marcus, the shooting on Thatcher Avenue, or events leading up to July 11, 2022, please share what is known.