Shortly before midnight on May 1, 2021, gunfire erupted near Horton Avenue and Brook Street in New Rochelle during a Saturday night gathering. Five men were struck by bullets; one of them, 29-year-old MD Anderson Kerny Jr., a Brooklyn resident, sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Four other men were wounded. One suffered a serious gunshot wound to the back and was taken to a hospital for surgery; the other three were treated for injuries described as not life-threatening. New Rochelle police detectives opened an investigation, canvassing the area and seeking information about who fired the shots and why.

No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests were announced in connection with Kerny’s death. If anyone has information about the shooting that could help the investigation, please come forward.