Justin Hackley was 20 when he was shot and killed on July 11, 2017, in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. Home from Delaware State University for the summer, he became involved in a dispute that escalated that evening. An argument earlier had involved Hackley’s friend and two brothers, Rasheed and Dean Boland, who reportedly left the scene and later returned armed.

At about 11:30 p.m. outside a building on Ocean Avenue the brothers allegedly confronted Hackley and his friend; a physical altercation followed and Hackley was shot in the neck and chest. He was taken to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The NYPD identified Rasheed and Dean Boland as primary suspects and pursued them for years.

Rasheed Boland was arrested in Texas in 2019, and Dean Boland was located and arrested in Albany in January 2025. Both have been charged with murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with Hackley’s death. Does anyone have information about the July 11, 2017 confrontation or the events that followed that night?