A dice game in Harlem turned deadly during the early morning hours of April 25, 2020. Around 1 a.m. near West 143rd Street and Malcolm X Boulevard, 30-year-old Giovanni Otho, a Black father of three, was playing dice when an argument with another man escalated. A man later identified as Taquan Alleyne produced a gun and opened fire. Otho was struck in the chest, taken to Harlem Hospital, and pronounced dead. A 26-year-old man who had been with Otho was also shot in the left foot and right elbow and survived.

Authorities investigated the shooting for months. Otho’s family described him as a devoted father who was deeply loved.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knew Giovanni, please share what you remember.