DeQwaun Newkirk, 31, was shot and killed on April 25, 2019, while sitting in his car outside his mother’s home on East Amherst Street in Buffalo, New York. His mother, Tanja Newkirk, was awakened by the sound of gunfire and found his vehicle lodged against a house across the street. She turned over footage from her home security cameras to the Buffalo Police Department for the investigation and has said she does not believe the killing was gang-related but motivated by jealousy.

Family remembered DeQwaun as a father and a man working to turn his life around: a business owner who was reportedly establishing a non-profit to mentor young men away from street life.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or recognizes the vehicle or people on the security footage, please share what you know with Buffalo police.