James Solano was 16 and a high school junior when he was fatally shot in the neck on the afternoon of Wednesday, December 23, 2020, in Morrisania, the Bronx. The shooting occurred around noon outside King Deli and Grocery on Boston Road. Surveillance video recorded a man tapping James on the shoulder; as James walked past, the assailant drew a gun and fired a single shot. James stumbled into the deli and collapsed; paramedics took him to Lincoln Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The gunman fled eastbound on East 166th Street wearing a black jacket, a light-colored hooded sweatshirt, and a white surgical mask. Five days later, on December 28, 2020, the New York Police Department arrested 22-year-old Marquis Beckford of the Bronx; he was reportedly in possession of the firearm and was charged with second-degree murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Does anyone who knew James or who was near King Deli on December 23 have information that could help fill gaps in what happened that noon?