Keyshan Gayle was 18 when he was shot and killed in Newburgh, New York, in the late hours of a Tuesday in August 2016. A recent graduate of Newburgh Free Academy who planned to start college, Gayle was standing near a deli at Fullerton Avenue and Third Street when a single gunshot struck him in the back. He was taken to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and pronounced dead; his death was the city’s fourth homicide that year.

Investigators identified 22-year-old Tyler Castro of Newburgh and charged him with second-degree murder in October 2016. Castro later pleaded guilty in August 2017 to a reduced manslaughter charge, admitting he fired at another person intending to cause serious injury but instead struck Gayle. Prosecutors recommended, and the court imposed, a 15-year prison term after consulting with Gayle’s family.

Gayle’s mother described him as an amazing son and brother who attended church and avoided trouble. The family and community called for increased funding for gunshot detection technology in Newburgh after the killing. If anyone knew Keyshan or has information about that night at Fullerton and Third, please share what you know.