On New Year’s Day 2017, Shanna Mason, a 30-year-old Black mother of three, was fatally shot outside a residence on Gold Street in Buffalo, New York. The shooting occurred about 10:15 AM. Mason was a daughter, sister, and mother to children who were 4, 7, and 11 at the time; her mother spoke of the profound grief of losing a child to violence.

Investigators later arrested 32-year-old Nadiyah Whitaker of Cheektowaga. Prosecutors said the shooting stemmed from a love triangle involving Mason and Whitaker, and video evidence reportedly shows the defendant firing multiple shots. Whitaker was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon.

Was anyone in the neighborhood that morning aware of a confrontation or did anyone see relevant footage or vehicles in the area?