Darryle Conner, a 32-year-old Black man from Rochester, New York, was killed on November 7, 2016, after gunfire erupted near Jefferson Avenue and Frost Avenue at about 5 p.m. Officers found Conner suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital but did not survive. Another man, Derrick Reed, was also shot in the lower body and hospitalized.

Prosecutors later said the incident began when Akeem Harris went to that corner armed and confronted Reed; the gun was then passed to Akeem’s brother, Kadeem Harris, who fired seven shots. Authorities described Conner as an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire. On December 15, 2016, Akeem Harris was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and second-degree assault. A jury convicted Akeem Harris on May 30, 2017, of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; he was sentenced on July 14, 2017, to 26 years to life.

Kadeem Harris was later convicted by a jury in April 2018 of second-degree murder, second-degree attempted murder, and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and was sentenced on June 4, 2018, to terms that together total 44 years to life. Questions remain for anyone who witnessed that November afternoon at Frost and Jefferson or who knew Conner.