Timothy Goodwin was 28 when he was shot and killed on Crossman Avenue in Buffalo, New York, on August 30, 2015. The Buffalo Police Department investigated the slaying and identified an 18-year-old, Rashawn Austin, as the person connected to the shooting; Austin turned himself in and was arrested.

The Erie County District Attorney’s Office indicted Austin on second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He later pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of first-degree manslaughter and, on January 6, 2016, was convicted and sentenced to 20 years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision. An appeal was filed and the appellate court affirmed the Erie County Court’s judgment on June 8, 2018; the court noted youthful offender status had been denied because of the crime’s seriousness.

If anyone knew Timothy Goodwin or has information about what happened on Crossman Avenue that day, please share what you remember.