On the night of September 19, 2021, gunfire broke out at an unsanctioned party in a building under construction on Driving Park Avenue in Rochester, New York. At least one shooter fired more than 20 rounds into a crowd gathered in an alleyway; the party had been attended by an estimated 75 to 100 people. Sharif Clark, 23, was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his injuries shortly after arrival. The shooting also killed 35-year-old Jimmie Jones, wounded a man in his 30s so severely his injuries were described as life-altering, and left a woman in her 20s with multiple gunshot wounds who survived.

The Rochester Police Department’s investigation led to the arrest of 27-year-old John Gordon, who was charged with two counts of second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault, and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Gordon was on parole at the time and had been released from prison in May 2021 following a prior conviction for attempted first-degree manslaughter tied to a 2015 fatal shooting. If anyone has information about Clark, the scene that night, or the people who were there, please share what is known.