On Tuesday afternoon, September 28, 2021, 30-year-old Folarin Emmanuel Adegbenro was shot in the chest on South Avenue in the Mariner’s Harbor neighborhood of Staten Island, New York. The shooting happened about 3:30 p.m.; he was taken to Richmond University Medical Center and died of his injuries.

Police described the killing as gang-related and identified Adegbenro as a member of the G Stone Crips. The investigation led to the arrest of 31-year-old Luke Woodfolk at his Yonkers residence; authorities say he is a reputed member of the rival Bloods and charged him with murder, criminal use of a firearm, and criminal possession of a firearm. Reports note Woodfolk had prior arrests on Staten Island and in lower Manhattan.

What information can anyone in the Mariner’s Harbor community share about that afternoon or about tensions between the groups involved?