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In the early morning hours of Sunday, October 5, 2014, a violent brawl outside the Xtreme Lounge on Valentine Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx left 24-year-old Dennis Rodriguez fatally shot. The incident, about 3:50 a.m., also wounded several other young men through gunshots, slashings, and a beating with a baseball bat. Rodriguez was struck in the chest, taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, and pronounced dead.

His family described him as a loving, respectful young man who was not in any trouble and suggested he may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. A 21-year-old, Armani Gonzalez, who had been shot in the head that night, died nearly three months later, turning the case into a double homicide. Two teenagers, 19-year-old Zaire Bansey and 18-year-old Peter Hajdari Jr., were arrested and charged with murder, attempted murder, and manslaughter, but following a three-week trial in June 2017 they were acquitted of all charges and released after nearly three years at Rikers Island. The verdict left the victims’ families without answers.

Does anyone have information about that night or remember seeing activity near Xtreme Lounge on October 5, 2014?