John Welcome Jr., known as Johnny, was 35 when he was shot near the intersection of Central and North Lake avenues in Albany on November 21, 2021. He was found with a gunshot wound to his torso and died after being taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital. He worked as a security guard at the Schuyler Inn and was remembered by family as a devoted father, husband, son, and brother.

Albany police identified 40-year-old Sean Pacheco of Watervliet as the man responsible after investigators described the confrontation as a dispute between the two men. Authorities recovered an illegally possessed firearm and a quantity of cocaine at Pacheco’s residence. Pacheco was taken into custody; court filings later show he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon, and related offenses and received a sentence of 25 years to life.

Anyone who knew John, saw him the night of November 21, 2021, or has information about the dispute is asked to come forward.