Pharoh Xavier Boone, 20, died on April 3, 2018, after being shot in the back during a home invasion in Valley Stream. He had been visiting a friend, John McElroy, when three men forced their way into the residence intending to rob the occupants. In the chaos McElroy armed himself; his weapon discharged and Boone was struck. Boone was taken to Long Island Jewish Medical Center and pronounced dead shortly before 11 p.m. that evening.

Police arrested three suspects identified as Michael Durham, 20, Gil Iphael, 18, and Joshua Desrosiers, 21. They were charged with second-degree murder under the felony murder rule for deaths that occur during the commission of a dangerous felony. McElroy faced a gun possession charge.