Desmond L. Gent Bitting was 29 when he was shot in the area of 19th and Niagara streets in Niagara Falls, New York, on the evening of June 7, 2021. Police found him in a yard on 18th Street with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was taken by ambulance to Erie County Medical Center. Bitting survived for a week but died of his injuries on June 14, 2021.

Bitting worked as Head Cook at the Anchor Bar in Niagara Falls and was remembered by family and friends for his dedication, his love of Rap and R&B, his drawing talent, and time with his nephews. The Niagara Falls Police Department opened an investigation and urged anyone with information to contact the Detective Bureau. No arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly announced.

Did anyone in the community see or hear anything that night, or have information that could help the investigation?