Binjeem Russell was 33 when he was shot near Herbert Von King Park in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, in the early morning of July 20, 2016. According to reports, he had been exercising in the park, was approached by a group of men, and as he began to walk away was shot in the lower back. He was taken to a nearby hospital and died the following day.

The NYPD opened a homicide investigation but made no immediate arrests and did not publicly identify suspects. The shooting prompted an anti-violence rally organized by Save Our Streets Brooklyn as neighbors called for an end to the bloodshed. Over time the case grew cold and no public updates about arrests or suspect identifications have been reported.

If anyone was in or around Herbert Von King Park that morning or has information about the group described, please come forward with what was seen or heard.