On the evening of May 9, 2018, 23-year-old Chaz A. Carter of Buffalo was shot on Goodyear Avenue at about 7:10 p.m. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center in critical condition and later died; the Buffalo Police Department treated the case as a homicide.

Investigators developed leads quickly with help from the community. Within a month they identified 19-year-old Kyle Lovines of Buffalo as a suspect; he was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and remanded without bail. Lovines later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter and received a 19-year prison sentence.

Carter’s death devastated family and friends and underscored the toll of gun violence in Buffalo. If anyone knew Chaz or has information about the circumstances that night, please come forward.