On July 12, 2020, 22-month-old Davell Gardner Jr. was fatally struck by a stray bullet while seated in his stroller at Raymond Bush Playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Two men reportedly emerged from a vehicle and opened fire into a family cookout; three adult men were also wounded but survived. Investigators later said the attack was tied to a street-gang conflict and that the shooters were Hoolies members who used a three-car caravan to carry out the assault.

Authorities eventually linked the shooting to members of the Hoolies gang. In May 2021, arrests were announced in connection with a broader indictment against alleged gang members; prosecutors identified one defendant as a gunman who fired into the crowd and another as the driver of the shooter’s vehicle.

Does anyone have information about Davell, the gathering that night, or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?