An 11-month-old infant, Dior DJanae Harris, was killed in a shooting in Syracuse, New York, on April 11, 2021. Dior was riding in the back seat of a car on Grant Avenue with her mother and two young cousins when another vehicle approached and shots were fired. The infant and the two cousins in the rear were struck; Dior’s mother and an older cousin in the front were not physically harmed. Investigators concluded Dior was not the intended target of the attack.

The investigation led to arrests of two men. Authorities identified Chavez R. Ocasio as the driver of the vehicle that pulled up alongside the victim car and Jesse Outley as the person who fired the shots. Ocasio cooperated with prosecutors, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and criminal possession of a weapon, and received a 15-year prison sentence. Outley was tried and convicted of murder, four counts of attempted murder, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and was sentenced to 40 years to life.

Anyone who knew Dior or who has information about the April 11, 2021 shooting on Grant Avenue is asked to come forward.