O’Shay Rankin was 22 when he was shot and killed in Rochester, New York, on the night of December 15, 2016. Police responded to reports of gunfire near Pershing Drive and found Rankin inside a car with a gunshot wound to his upper torso. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital and was later pronounced dead.

Neighbors reported hearing a loud noise; one resident tried to help Rankin and called emergency services. Rankin was a young father and left behind a son. The Rochester Police Department investigated the homicide and appealed to the public for information, but no arrests were announced and no suspects were publicly identified in the weeks after the shooting. The investigation remains open.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Pershing Drive that night, please come forward to help the family find answers.