Late on the night of April 30, 2022, multiple gunshots were fired near East Sixth Street and American Place in Jamestown, New York. Shawn Black, 37, a resident of Lockport, was shot and transported in a privately owned vehicle that had heavy gunshot damage to UPMC Chautauqua, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. This was Jamestown’s first homicide of 2022.

The Jamestown Police Department opened an investigation and has asked the public for any information that could lead to an arrest. The investigation remains active.

If anyone has information about that night or saw activity in the East Sixth Street and American Place area around 11:25 p.m., please contact investigators.