On May 15, 2022, 21-year-old Bronx resident Brandon Atkinson was shot in the head near Avenue D and East Third Street in Manhattan’s East Village. First responders arrived after a 911 call and a ShotSpotter alert around 11:15 p.m., finding Atkinson unconscious; he was taken to Bellevue Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting grew out of a feud between rival crews. Atkinson was described as an associate of the Down the Hill gang but was not involved in an earlier robbery that targeted a member of the rival Up the Hill group. Seeking revenge for that robbery, a member of the Up the Hill crew reportedly traveled into rival territory, and Atkinson was shot while he was at a deli.

A suspect was arrested in connection with the killing and charged. What details about motive, timeline, or witnesses remain unclear to readers?