Eric Ruise, 31, was killed in a daylight ambush on June 16, 2021, near Bartlett Street and Jefferson Avenue in Rochester, New York. The attack occurred shortly before 1:00 p.m.; multiple assailants fired more than 20 rounds at him in a busy southwest Rochester neighborhood. Ruise suffered a gunshot wound to his upper body and was pronounced dead at the scene despite life-saving efforts.

Numerous witnesses were in the area when the shooters fled. The Rochester Police Department canvassed the neighborhood and appealed to witnesses as part of an active investigation. Authorities confirmed they were seeking more than one suspect, but the motive has not been released and, in the days after the shooting, no arrests or public identifications of suspects had been announced.

Does anyone who was near Bartlett and Jefferson that afternoon or who knew Eric have information that could help investigators?