Cesar Sanchez was 20 when he was shot in the head outside the Berry Houses in the Dongan Hills neighborhood of Staten Island on September 22, 2014. He was placed on life support and died of his injuries two days later, on September 24, 2014. Born May 14, 1994, his family remembered him as peaceful and humble; a vigil was held at the Berry Houses basketball courts where friends and relatives gathered.

The investigation led to the arrest of Delano Hubert. Hubert was indicted for the murder, and at trial was convicted of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree; the judgment was rendered on December 2, 2016. Sanchez’s mother testified at trial and brought an acceptance letter to his grave as part of her testimony.