Patrick Francois, 27, was shot and killed in the early hours of September 21, 2020, during a backyard party on Wortman Avenue in East New York, Brooklyn. Officers from the 75th Precinct arrived at about 1:22 a.m. to find people fleeing and Francois suffering from gunshot wounds to his abdomen. He was taken to Brookdale Hospital and pronounced dead there.

Police described the scene as a social gathering that turned deadly and said they had not determined a motive. The circumstances that led to the shooting and the identity of those responsible remain unresolved.

If anyone attended that party or has information about what happened that night, please share what you know with investigators.