Miguel Rodriguez, 27, was found with a fatal gunshot wound to the head in Joyce Kilmer Park near Yankee Stadium on May 14, 2022, at about 2 a.m. First responders found him unconscious and he was pronounced dead at Lincoln Hospital. Family members said he was a Hispanic man who worked two restaurant jobs and was the primary breadwinner for his mother and four brothers, and that he was known as a peaceful person with no history of trouble with the law.

Police say the shooting followed an altercation that began in a nearby store and continued into the park. Authorities arrested 40-year-old Leonard Thalease, a Bronx resident, in January 2023 and charged him with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon; he was also charged with an unrelated assault involving his stepdaughter. The family expressed hope for a life sentence.

If anyone was in or around Joyce Kilmer Park the night of May 14, 2022, or saw Miguel that evening, please share what you know.