On July 26, 2021, at about 9:47 p.m. near West 141st Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard in Harlem, 19-year-old Matthew Sumpter was struck by a fatal gunshot to his torso. Emergency crews transported him to a nearby Harlem hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Investigators described the shooting as a drive-by: a male on a dirt bike reportedly rode past a group of people and opened fire, striking Sumpter.

Sumpter was a father to a young daughter and had another child expected at the time of his death. Police indicated both the victim and the alleged assailant had known gang affiliations, and the incident has been investigated as possibly connected to gang-related conflict. No motive has been officially released.

Does anyone who was in the area that night or who knew Matthew have information that could help investigators?