In the early morning hours of February 13, 2016, 22-year-old Jarel Mitchell was shot inside Harlem Nights Bar on Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard in Manhattan. Mitchell, a Bronx resident, suffered two gunshot wounds to his back and was taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 24-year-old man was also wounded in the incident, shot in the leg and reported in stable condition.

The bar owner described the attack as appearing targeted; witnesses reported no argument or altercation before a gunman approached Mitchell and fired at point-blank range, then fled. Detectives were looking into whether the shooting was retaliation for a prior incident. No arrests have been announced, and investigators have cited a lack of willing witnesses as a major obstacle. Mitchell’s family and friends have publicly appealed for information.