Irvin Payne, 30, was killed in the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 19, 2020. At about 3:10 a.m. he was standing outside the Savoy Park Apartments on Lenox Avenue in Harlem when a white vehicle pulled up and a gunman fired from inside the car, striking Payne in the face. He was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of his injuries.

A Bronx resident and father to a young daughter, Payne had been visiting relatives in Harlem when the shooting occurred. Investigators noted he had prior arrests including for gang assault and robbery; his family said they were struggling to understand a motive.

On September 17, 2021, authorities arrested 21-year-old Freddy Polanco of the Bronx and charged him with murder, gun possession, and criminal use of a firearm. On October 28, 2021, 23-year-old Michael Soriano, also of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon. Does anyone in Harlem or the Bronx remember seeing a white vehicle near Savoy Park Apartments around that time or have other information that could help?