Jamel Shuler, 24, was fatally shot in the early morning of September 23, 2021, in front of the Forest Houses on East 165th Street in the Bronx. The shooting occurred around 2 a.m.; a 911 call brought NYPD to the scene, and officers found Shuler with a gunshot wound to his torso. He was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln and pronounced dead.

Known to family and friends as Pookie, Shuler enjoyed creating music and planned to enroll at Monroe College to study Business Management with hopes of owning his own business. The NYPD opened a homicide investigation, but as of the last update no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone saw the shooting or has information about Jamel Shuler’s death, please contact the NYPD with tips.