A Bronx celebration turned deadly after a dispute at a baby shower on the night of February 12, 2022. A fight that began inside an event hall moved onto the street near East 198th Street and Webster Avenue, and 28-year-old Jamal Smith was shot during the melee.

Police say 24-year-old Arnold Oliver allegedly shot Jamal Smith during the street brawl. In what authorities describe as a swift retaliation for his brother’s shooting, 28-year-old Wayne Smith is said to have then shot Arnold Oliver. Both Jamal Smith and Arnold Oliver were taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.

Wayne Smith was taken into custody and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. A second man, 26-year-old Nathaniel Sewell, was later arrested and charged with murder, manslaughter, gang assault, and criminal possession of a weapon; Wayne Smith was later indicted on second-degree murder, manslaughter, and weapons possession counts.

Did anyone attend the baby shower or live near East 198th Street and Webster Avenue that night who can add details to what happened?