Shamar Davis, 21, was fatally shot in Brooklyn on the evening of Monday, April 13, 2020, after stepping in to break up a fight between his sister and another woman. The initial dispute occurred earlier that day at the Tilden Houses in Brownsville. Hours later, as Davis attempted to enter his family’s 13th-floor apartment at about 9:25 p.m., a gunman waited in the hallway and ambushed him, shooting him multiple times. He was pronounced dead at the scene; his mother returned from shopping to find him just outside their front door.

Police apprehended a suspect soon after. Twenty-five-year-old Tejion Lee of the Bronx was found hiding in another apartment in the same building with several others. Authorities say the murder weapon was recovered after being tossed out of an apartment window; Lee was arrested and charged with murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Family members said Davis had been caring for his aunt during the COVID-19 lockdown and had plans to return to Monroe College.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Shamar is asked to come forward.