Joel Northrup, 26, of Kenmore, New York, was shot and killed on the evening of August 30, 2021, at the Delaware Park basketball courts in Buffalo. Police described the slaying as a targeted killing that happened while a large crowd—estimated at about 100 people—was present. Investigators said there may have been an argument or fight at the park the day before and reviewed social media videos for links to the shooting.

Northrup was a father of two young sons, with a third child expected, and family members remembered him as devoted and not involved in a street lifestyle. The Buffalo Police Department launched an immediate homicide investigation and Crime Stoppers offered a $7,500 reward for information leading to an arrest. As of late 2022 the case remained unsolved and no arrests or named suspects had been publicly announced.

Did anyone who was at Delaware Park that night or who has relevant video come forward with information?