Uizaie Brigman was 23 when he was shot and killed in Albany on the night of January 11, 2021. Police responding just before midnight to reports of a shooting near Ontario and Hamilton streets found Brigman inside a vehicle with gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Albany Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Unit investigated the homicide. In September 2021 a suspect, 28-year-old Nicholas Higgins, was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon and was already in custody on other charges at arraignment.

Court records describe a jury finding Higgins guilty of second-degree murder and weapons possession in July 2023; sentencing was scheduled for September 2023. Brigman’s family and the surrounding community were left to mourn his loss.

If anyone knew Uizaie Brigman or has information about the shooting, please come forward.