Brandon Hernandez was 22 when he was fatally shot in Binghamton, New York, in the early morning hours of April 22, 2017. The shooting occurred outside an after-hours club at Orton Avenue and Main Street; Hernandez was shot multiple times in the head at close range, described in reports as execution-style. The club had reportedly been operating illegally and was closed after the homicide.

The investigation focused on 27-year-old Jihad Ray, who was indicted initially on second-degree murder and criminal use of a firearm. In October 2017 Ray pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter under a plea agreement that carried an expected sentence of 18 years in prison.

Six days after Hernandez was killed, a retaliatory shooting took place. After Hernandez’s funeral on April 28, 2017, a group including Jabari K. Ashe went to Fayette Street where they believed a man involved in Hernandez’s death, Tyquan Gumbs, was playing basketball; Gumbs was shot and killed. Ashe was later indicted, convicted of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, and sentenced to 25 years to life.

Does anyone have information about Hernandez’s last known movements that morning or about the after-hours club’s operation that night?