On the evening of May 27, 2020, 20-year-old Dakota Podlaski was standing at the corner of Dewey Avenue and Magee Avenue in Rochester, New York when a drive-by shooting occurred. Police were called about 7:40 p.m.; Podlaski was found with a gunshot wound to his torso, taken to the University of Rochester Medical Center, and died shortly after. Investigators later determined he was not the intended target but an innocent bystander caught in crossfire.

The investigation led to the arrest of 27-year-old Jeremiah Barley on June 12, 2020. His case went to trial; a Monroe County jury found Barley guilty of second-degree murder and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in December 2021. On February 9, 2022, he was sentenced to 35 years to life, including 25 years to life for the murder charge, with additional time for the weapons convictions. Prosecutors noted community witnesses played a role in the outcome.

Did anyone in Rochester see activity around Dewey and Magee that night or know more about what happened to Dakota?