John Shelton Jr. was 28 when he was shot and killed after a dispute near the Shaffer Village housing complex in Buffalo, New York. The shooting happened the night of August 28, 2018, at about 11:30 p.m.; Shelton was pronounced dead at the scene.

The case went unresolved for more than a year and a half until March 2020, when U.S. Marshals located and arrested a suspect in Niagara Falls, identified as Jose Crespo Garcia. In November 2021, on the eve of trial, Garcia, then 26, pleaded guilty to one count of manslaughter in the first degree and faced a maximum sentence of 20 years. Sentencing was scheduled for December 2021.

If anyone knew John Shelton Jr., witnessed the shooting that night, or has information that could add clarity to what happened near Shaffer Village, please come forward.