Steven Vargas, 47, was killed on a September evening in 2017 while waiting for a date on a street corner near the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. An employee of the NYC Board of Education and a member of the Dirty Ones motorcycle club known as Psycho, Vargas was confronted by a man later identified as Matthew Passaro. After a verbal exchange, the man left, returned having changed clothes, and then shot and stabbed Vargas multiple times in front of a Dunkin Donuts on Fourth Avenue at about 8:20 p.m.

Vargas suffered multiple gunshot wounds and stab wounds, including injuries to his spine, liver, kidneys, lungs and heart, and was pronounced dead at Brooklyn Hospital Center. The suspect fled initially; police released security footage and offered a cash reward. On November 1, 2017, Matthew Passaro was arrested at the Port Authority Bus Terminal and charged with second-degree murder and weapons possession. He pleaded not guilty in December 2017.

Anyone who saw the confrontation near Fourth Avenue and the Barclays Center that night or who has information about the events leading up to the shooting is asked to come forward.