On the night of November 19, 1980, 23-year-old Rene Malute was one of the victims of a targeted shooting in Greenwich Village that became known as the West Street Massacre. The attacker, 38-year-old Ronald K. Crumpley, fired at several locations after stepping out armed with multiple stolen firearms, including an Uzi submachine gun.

Crumpley opened fire at three men outside a delicatessen and then sprayed about 40 rounds into a crowd of roughly 150 people waiting to enter The Ramrod, a gay leather bar. Two people died: Vernon Kroening, killed instantly, and doorman Jorg Wenz, who died the following morning; six others were wounded by gunfire and two more men were shot later before Crumpley was apprehended after a brief chase. Crumpley told police he targeted gay men and was later tried for murder and attempted murder; the court found him not guilty by reason of insanity and he was confined to secure psychiatric facilities.

Does anyone have memories of that night or information about Rene Malute that could add to the record?