Kareem Christopher was 36 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of December 26, 2014, in Utica’s Cornhill neighborhood. The shooting occurred at the Cornhill Fish and Game Club at Park Avenue and South Street. Utica Police responded about 2:20 a.m. after reports of gunfire; officers arriving at the scene encountered people fleeing on foot and in vehicles. Christopher was privately transported to a local hospital with a single, fatal gunshot wound to the chest and died despite medical efforts.

The Utica Police Department opened a homicide investigation and asked the public for information to identify and apprehend those responsible. If anyone was at the Cornhill Fish and Game Club that night or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.