Tory Barnes, a 29-year-old Black father of three who worked in construction, was fatally shot in Morris Heights, the Bronx, on November 15, 2019. Police found Barnes with gunshot wounds to an arm and a leg after responding to a report of an assault; he was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.

Police described the shooting as occurring during a robbery. The NYPD arrested 17-year-old Davacchie Cole of East Harlem about a week later and charged him with two counts of murder, manslaughter, four counts of robbery, two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, and one count of criminal possession of a firearm. Authorities also noted narcotics activity in the area, though no direct link between that activity and Barnes was specified.

Who knew Tory Barnes or was in the Morris Heights area that night and can help clarify what happened?