Shakiya N. Boyce, 25, was fatally shot while attending a candlelight vigil in Niagara Falls on September 29, 2020. The shooting occurred near Niagara Street and 10th Street during an event already held in memory of another homicide victim.

Niagara Falls police investigated and identified Robert Maverick Smith as a suspect. He was taken into custody on October 1, 2020, and a Niagara County Grand Jury later indicted him on second-degree murder and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. Authorities said an altercation at the vigil preceded the shooting.

If anyone who attended that vigil or has information about the events near Niagara Street and 10th Street that night can help, please come forward.