Pedro Almonte-Sanchez, 39, was fatally shot in front of his 15-year-old son on Strong Street in Kingsbridge Heights, Bronx, on September 26, 2017. The pair were preparing to get into their car when a young man approached and opened fire. Almonte-Sanchez was struck in the head and died at the scene; a 25-year-old bystander was grazed and taken to hospital.

The shooting was reported as the culmination of an ongoing dispute between the victim’s son and a local gang. Neighbors said the family ran a home daycare and remembered Almonte-Sanchez as a quiet, nice family man. An argument between Almonte-Sanchez and the suspected shooter is believed to have occurred immediately before the shooting.

The NYPD later identified 19-year-old Zachary Brown as the suspect; he was described as a member of a local gang and, in January 2018, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon. Does anyone who knew Pedro or who was in Kingsbridge Heights that day have information that could help clarify what led to the shooting?