A Memorial Day block party in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, ended in tragedy in the early hours of May 31, 2016. Around 1:30 a.m., as about 250 people were beginning to disperse near St. John’s Place and Schenectady Avenue, 46-year-old Benedict Benny Sam was shot in the chest while reportedly trying to de-escalate a heated dispute. Firefighters returning from a call found the married father of two wounded in the street; paramedics took him to Kings County Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 2 a.m.

Police identified Donald Proudfoot as the suspect after witnesses at the party reportedly pointed to him. The deadly confrontation was said to have stemmed from an argument over a pair of Air Jordan sneakers; Proudfoot had been previously arrested in an unrelated incident that also involved alleged theft of sneakers. Sam’s cousin pledged to care for his children following the loss.

Does anyone who attended that Memorial Day event or knew Benedict Sam have information that could add clarity to what happened?