Maurice D. Miller, 46, was fatally shot on the back patio of The Bradley, a downtown Fourth Street bar in Troy, New York, on the night of March 26, 2022, around 11:30 p.m. First responders found Miller with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken to a local hospital and later died. Another man was also shot and seriously wounded in the same incident.

The bar owner, who called Miller a friend, described him as charismatic and dynamic and suggested he may have been targeted by someone he knew. An investigation involving Troy and Schenectady police, parole officers, the Capital Region Crime Analysis Center and the U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force led to an arrest in August 2022. Thaddeus Steed, then 31, was indicted on second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon; prosecutors said Steed fired the fatal shot while the defense said another person was responsible.

The case went to trial in Rensselaer County Court and the jury acquitted Steed after less than two and a half hours of deliberation in May 2023. The investigation into Miller’s death remains ongoing. Does anyone have information about that night or about people connected to The Bradley who could help the investigation?