Jahade Joele Chancey, 23, was fatally shot on January 16, 2021, at Demonlow Studios, a recording studio on Van Duzer Street in the Grymes Hill section of Staten Island. Chancey was part of the local music community and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead after being struck in the back by a bullet fired into the studio.

Police say three people—identified as Charles Brooks, Darren Boyd, and Ming Liu—arrived at the studio that evening and attempted to force entry after ringing the doorbell. Brooks allegedly used the barrel of an assault rifle to try to pry the door open while people inside blocked it; as the suspects fled, Boyd allegedly fired into the studio and then shot two more rounds through a window.

Following the NYPD investigation, Brooks, 29, Boyd, 30, and Liu, 29, all from Newark, New Jersey, were arrested and indicted on charges that include second-degree murder, attempted burglary, and conspiracy. The Richmond County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case.

Did anyone in Staten Island’s music community see or hear anything that night that could help fill gaps in the timeline?