Deiondre Viera was 17 when he was shot dead in Harlem in the early hours of May 8, 2015. Known as Gutta, Viera was involved with a local group of drug dealers and the dispute that led to his death reportedly began over a drug debt he owed to Shawn Young, known as S-Dot. About 45 minutes before the killing there was an altercation at a deli involving Young, Viera and another man called Z-Money, who tried to intervene.

Shortly after 2:23 a.m. a man identified as Kiheam Johnson approached a car where Viera was seated and opened fire; Viera was shot multiple times and died at the hospital. Johnson later told police he had acted on Young’s behalf and that Young supplied the gun; Johnson was arrested and charged with murder. He was convicted at jury trial and, on April 6, 2017, sentenced to an aggregate term of 40 years to life.

A man who had been a witness to Viera’s murder was himself shot and killed in Harlem on October 28, 2015, about two blocks from the original scene; police investigated whether that killing was connected. Does anyone have information about Viera’s activities or the people involved that could shed light on what happened?