On Friday afternoon, September 21, 2018, 16-year-old Timothy Oyebola was shot while playing basketball with friends at Chester Playground in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn. A bullet struck him in the head; he was taken to Brookdale Hospital and died. Investigators concluded he was an innocent bystander and not the intended target.

Surveillance footage from the scene later identified a suspect, 14-year-old Aaron Nathaniel, who police say fired from more than 100 feet, possibly aiming at other people in the park. Nathaniel was arrested and charged with murder, criminal use of a firearm, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Timothy’s family described him as a promising student who wanted to become a doctor or an engineer; the community held vigils after his death. If anyone was at Chester Playground that afternoon or has information about the shooting, please share what you know.