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Caval Haylett Jr was 18 and a high school senior and standout basketball player when he was killed after being struck by a stray bullet at a barbecue in Poughkeepsie, New York. The shooting occurred on the evening of March 9, 2016; Haylett, hit in the head, was taken to a hospital and died the next day. He was not the intended target and was described as an innocent bystander caught in crossfire during a feud between two local gangs.

Federal investigators later tied the killing to a violent rivalry between the Uptown and Downtown crews. An indictment filed in August 2017 charged multiple members and associates in a racketeering case, and named three Uptown members — Nicholas Harris, Dimetri Moseley, and Jahquez Hill — as being involved in the shooting after going to the barbecue to shoot at rivals.

Did anyone who knew Caval or who was at that barbecue come forward with details that could clarify exactly what happened that night?