Quinell Stepney was a 23-year-old Black man from Syracuse who was shot on the night of August 22, 2021, on the city’s North Side. Police were called to the 500 block of Turtle Street at about 8:45–8:47 p.m. and found him with a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to Upstate University Hospital and did not survive.

Investigators described the case as ongoing and asked for tips, but early reports did not name a shooter, give a motive, or announce any arrests. Stepney had recently been out on bail after pleading guilty to second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and was still facing second-degree murder charges related to the June 2020 Rye Day shooting on the Near West Side, an unsanctioned block party that involved a chaotic exchange of gunfire and multiple defendants.

Does anyone who knew Quinell or was in that area on Turtle Street the night of August 22 have information that could help investigators?