On October 26, 2016, 31-year-old Dustin Sharp of Hamburg was shot and killed on Route 438 in the town of Collins, New York. State troopers found Sharp with fatal injuries after responding to a report of a shooting around 1:00 a.m.

By the afternoon of the same day, police announced an arrest in the case. Twenty-two-year-old Daryl M. Bland of Buffalo was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder. Investigators said they believed Sharp and Bland were acquainted, but they did not disclose the nature of that relationship or a motive for the shooting.

The rapid arrest moved the case into the criminal process, but the community remained affected by the sudden loss. If anyone knew Dustin Sharp or has information about what happened that night, please share what you can with investigators.