On the evening of Sunday, June 7, 2020, a targeted shooting on Buffalo’s East Side killed 31-year-old Joseph A. Martin and 27-year-old Gregory V. Ellis. Both men were shot and later died of their injuries.

The Buffalo Police Department investigated the double homicide and identified a primary suspect described as a known associate of Gregory V. Ellis. Authorities believe a personal dispute escalated into fatal violence. An arrest was made and the person taken into custody faced murder charges in connection with both deaths.

The case went to trial; the defendant was convicted of second-degree murder and received a lengthy prison sentence. The verdict brought some legal closure, though friends and family continue to reckon with the loss of Joseph A. Martin.