Sheldon Bell, 28, was shot and killed during an altercation in the Mariners Harbor neighborhood of Staten Island in the early morning of October 28, 2017. The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. near the corner of Grandview Avenue and Continental Place after a verbal argument escalated and a firearm was discharged. Bell suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton, where he died despite medical efforts.

A second man, 30, was shot in the left arm and taken to the same hospital in stable condition. The New York Police Department opened a homicide investigation and reported at least one suspect fled the scene; no identities or descriptions were released at the time. No arrests or charges have been reported in connection with Bell’s killing, and key details about what sparked the argument remain unclear.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Sheldon Bell, please come forward to help the investigation.