Curtis Holley, 36, was shot and killed on the evening of August 8, 2020, after an altercation in Morrisania in the Bronx. Holley and his wife were near East 165th Street and Prospect Avenue when Holley flicked a cigarette butt that landed near a group of three men. He apologized, but the men responded by cursing and following the couple. Holley turned to confront them and was punched; during the confrontation another man produced a gun and shot Holley in the torso. He collapsed in the street and was taken to Lincoln Hospital, where he died about three hours later.

The NYPD investigated and later identified suspects. Arrests in September 2020 brought 29-year-old Joes Aviles into custody on September 18 and 19-year-old John Wilson on September 21; both were charged with murder in connection with Holley’s death.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or the moments leading up to it near East 165th Street and Prospect Avenue, please share what was seen.