James Conner, 37, known to family as Derell or Rell, was fatally shot in the head on July 26, 2020, at about 3:10 a.m. Outside a building on Bronx Park East near Britton Street in the Allerton neighborhood of the Bronx. Emergency medical services pronounced him dead at the scene. He was one of eight people murdered in New York City that day.

Conner owned a video production company called Sugar Free Visuals and planned to start a car service, Quick Fast Luxury Car Service. His mother, Vanessa Conner, said he was proud of his accomplishments and was a devoted father to three children, who were 16, 13, and 5 at the time. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about the shooting on July 26, 2020, the NYPD asks that they come forward.