A family gathering in Rochester, New York, ended in a deadly shooting on November 13, 2021. Thirty-four-year-old Malcolm Devonshire Sonja Owens, a Black man visiting from Virginia, was shot on Pioneer Street during what has been described as a family dispute and died at the scene. A second man with Owens was also shot and survived.

Authorities focused on Malcolm’s father, 64-year-old Steven Owens, who was reported to have a lengthy violent criminal history including convictions for robbery, assault, and weapons possession. A manhunt involving the U.S. Marshal’s Violent Felony Fugitive Task Force led to Steven Owens’s capture on November 14, 2021, at a southwest Rochester residence; he was arrested without incident.

Steven Owens was charged with second-degree murder in Malcolm’s death and second-degree assault for the wounded man. He pleaded not guilty at his initial Rochester City Court appearance and the case moved forward with the possibility of additional grand jury charges. Does anyone have information about the family dispute or the events on Pioneer Street that night?