Ramon Gil-Medrano was 16 when he was fatally shot while riding in the backseat of a cab in the Bronx on the night of Sunday, July 11, 2021. Shortly before 11:30 p.m., two people on scooters pulled up beside the vehicle at East 178th Street and Webster Avenue in Mount Hope and opened fire into the backseat, striking Ramon in the head and chest. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators described the killing as tied to a gang feud. Reports linked Gil-Medrano to the 800 YGz crew, affiliated with the Bloods, and suggested the shooting may have been retaliation for the earlier killing of a 13-year-old associated with a rival Crips-affiliated group. Within a week police arrested 19-year-old Mekhi Williams and a 15-year-old; Williams faced charges including second-degree murder, and the 15-year-old was charged with second-degree murder and weapon possession. Later indictments named additional teenagers charged in connection with a wave of summer violence that included Ramon’s death.