Stefan Ross, 41, was killed in East Harlem on the night of April 11, 2020, when a brief, vicious burst of gunfire tore through a small gathering on First Avenue near East 112th Street. The group had assembled after dark to set up a makeshift memorial for Darnell Brown, who had been fatally shot the previous evening. Ross and another man, Frederick Cross, were mortally wounded; a third man was critically injured and taken to a nearby hospital.

The vigil formed in the shadow of Brown’s death, which news reports linked to a conflict described as involving a romantic rival and for which Sterling Stewart was later identified as a suspected gunman and charged. Police said there were no immediate arrests in the April 11 attack. Days after the shooting, investigators publicly sought 33-year-old James Spain as a person of interest as they continued to work leads, review witness accounts and search for any camera footage that might show who approached and fired.

If anyone was present that night or saw anything before or after the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.