Dezmon T. Smith, 24, was fatally shot during a targeted ambush on March 23, 2017, in Troy, New York. The shooting happened about 9:10 a.m. on Sixth Avenue between Jefferson and Ida streets as Smith was about to enter a taxi he had called. Two men approached the cab, one on the passenger side and one on the driver side, and fired multiple shots. Smith was struck in the torso, climbed into the back of the taxi and was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, where he died.

Smith was visiting from Brooklyn to see his girlfriend and other family. His mother described him as a mama’s boy who liked to joke around; he had graduated high school, spent a year at Baltimore Community College and worked in hospital maintenance in Brooklyn. Investigators said they believed Smith was the intended victim, sought nearby video to identify the two suspects, and reported no arrests in the initial phase of the probe.

Did anyone in Troy that morning see the two men running south on Sixth Avenue toward Ida Street or have video that could help identify them?