Tyson Williams, 22, was shot while sitting in a parked car on Park Avenue near Philip Street in Albany on November 8, 2018. He was struck in the head, taken to a hospital in critical condition, and died a few days later; his death was reported as the city’s 14th homicide that year.

Investigators concluded the killing was a contract murder rather than a random shooting. Two people were identified in the plot: Sha-mel Rush (also known as Yard Shab), who shot Williams, and Isis Knight, who allegedly lured him to the location. Authorities said money motivated the killing. Both Rush and Knight were arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder; Rush later pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and identified Knight as a co-conspirator, and Knight also pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. Rush was sentenced to 26 years to life, and Knight received 15 years to life after the court considered her mental health and history of abuse.

Did anyone in Albany recognize signs of rising tensions between the Yard and uptown groups before this killing?