On the evening of March 21, 2018, gunfire erupted on the 1600 block of Steuben Street in Utica, New York, and 50-year-old Quintin J. Horner was found with gunshot wounds. A lifelong Utica resident and a registered member of the Sioux Indian Tribe, Horner was taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital for emergency surgery but died during the operation.

The Utica Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit opened a homicide investigation, processed the scene, and asked the public for help identifying the person or persons responsible. Horner was known for his love of the outdoors, especially fishing; his unexpected death deeply affected family and the community.

No public details about suspects or arrests have been released. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please come forward and contact investigators.