Chaunte Turner was 29 when he was shot and killed in Rochester, New York, on the evening of Friday, January 4, 2019. Police found him in the area of South Plymouth Avenue and Bartlett Street with at least one gunshot wound to his upper body; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Turner’s family and friends remembered him as funny, caring and a gentle giant. The Rochester Police Department opened a homicide investigation but did not publicly release a motive or identify suspects in the days after the shooting. No arrests or persons of interest have been announced.

Anyone with information about what happened that night or Turner’s movements in Rochester is asked to come forward.