On the evening of July 17, 2015, 24-year-old Odane Michael Bentley was shot in the chest in front of his home on De Reimer Avenue in the Bronx. Emergency responders took him to Montefiore Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead shortly after 11 p.m. Bentley had wanted to be a chef; his death left family and friends searching for answers for years.

Investigators later linked the killing to gang violence. In March 2021 authorities arrested Ronald Goland, 29, alleged to be a member of the MacBallas, a subset of the Bloods. Prosecutors say Goland was shooting at a rival when a bullet passed through Bentley’s front door and struck him. He was charged with murder in aid of racketeering, murder through the use of a firearm, and related conspiracy counts, along with charges tied to an attempted murder in 2018.

Anyone who knew Odane, his routines, or who has information about the July 2015 shooting is asked to come forward.