Lavar Pooh Beard, 26, was shot on the evening of June 4, 2021, on North Clinton Avenue in Rochester, New York. Police found him with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body; he was taken to a hospital and died from his injuries. The city and his family held a funeral procession to remember him, but that event was disrupted when gunfire erupted and one person suffered a non-life-threatening wound.

After the procession a man named Raquon Lewis was arrested on a federal firearms charge. Investigators say Lewis was prohibited from possessing a gun because of a prior conviction and was seen on camera at the gathering; authorities allege he dropped a handgun while fleeing. That arrest was connected to the shooting at the funeral procession, but there have been no public announcements of suspects or arrests directly tied to Beard’s homicide. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about the shooting that killed Lavar Beard, please come forward to investigators.