Marcel Walker was 27 when he was shot dead in the early morning hours of August 6, 2016. The shooting happened about 4:30 a.m. in the area of 2811 Highland Avenue in Niagara Falls. After being struck by multiple gunshots, Walker was placed in a private vehicle and taken toward medical help; a Rural Metro ambulance crew met the car and transferred him to Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center, where he died shortly after arrival.

Detectives from the Niagara Falls Police Department Criminal Investigation Division investigated and said multiple people were in the vicinity of Highland Avenue around the time of the shooting. The department asked the public for any information that might identify who was responsible. No information about suspects or arrests has been reported in the years since the killing.

If anyone has information about what happened that morning or knew Marcel, please contact the Niagara Falls Police Department with tips.