A welfare check in the early morning of June 26, 2021, led to the discovery of 61-year-old Marty E. Kick inside a pickup truck on the 1100 block of Whitney Avenue in Niagara Falls, New York. He was pronounced dead at the scene around 8 a.m., north of Oakwood Cemetery, from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.

Niagara Falls Police Department detectives immediately classified the case as a homicide and opened an active investigation. Detectives asked the public for help and sought any clues that could explain who shot Kick and why. As of the latest update, no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains open.

If anyone has information about Marty Kick’s movements that morning or saw suspicious activity on Whitney Avenue near Oakwood Cemetery, please contact the Niagara Falls Police Department.