Bobby Lee Fort Jr. was 31 when he was shot and killed on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at a block party in Syracuse, New York. The killing left his wife, Tiffany Fort, and their children to cope with the sudden, violent loss of a husband and father.

Authorities identified a suspect, Kenneth Kinsey Jr., who turned himself in and was charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Kinsey had previously served 11 years in federal prison for racketeering. Court proceedings included victim impact statements from Fort’s widow and two children, who described the long-lasting harm his death caused the family; Kinsey continued to assert his innocence.