On the evening of July 26, 2020, a neighborhood barbecue on Park Hill Avenue near Palma Drive in Staten Island erupted into violence when a verbal dispute escalated and a man produced a gun. Grashino Yancy, 32, was struck in the upper right leg by three shots and was taken to Staten Island University Hospital, where he died from his wound. More than 200 people were reportedly at the gathering when the shooting occurred.

Yancy had returned to Staten Island from Minnesota, where he had been working in construction, to attend a friend’s funeral. A former Golden Gloves boxer who had a brief professional career, he had devoted himself to mentoring youth at the Park Hills Boxing Club. Friends and family remembered his smile, kindness, and commitment to helping young people.

The NYPD opened a homicide investigation, but reports at the time indicated no arrests had been made and the shooter was not publicly identified. Does anyone who was in the Park Hill neighborhood that night or who knew Grashino have information that could help bring answers?