The Hamilton Hill neighborhood of Schenectady suffered a wave of shootings in summer 2015. On the evening of July 27, 18-year-old Kusaan Tolliver was fatally shot outside a residence on Schenectady Street. The killing occurred amid several nearby shootings: one man was wounded on the same block four days earlier and another was shot multiple times in the chest on that street in early August.

Police identified a suspect who had fled the area. In December 2015, the U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force arrested 21-year-old Jason Monforte, known as J5, in Troy and charged him with second-degree murder, criminal use of a firearm, and weapon possession in relation to Tolliver’s death. Monforte later pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in February 2016 and admitted to shooting Tolliver after a physical altercation earlier that day; the altercation reportedly involved Tolliver, at least two friends, and Monforte, and one of Tolliver’s friends allegedly threatened Monforte’s mother with a gun.

Does anyone have information about Kusaan Tolliver, his activities that summer, or the July 27 scene on Schenectady Street?