Bryan Taylor, 32, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was found with a gunshot wound shortly after 3:30 a.m. on July 30, 2016 and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was known locally as a talented football and basketball player and a popular barber who was a father to four children and acted fatherly toward two other boys.

Police say Taylor was shot outside an after-hours club on Vernon Street after he intervened in an argument between two individuals. Hours later, 29-year-old Markus Williams was located at a residence on South 21st Street and arrested; he faced charges of Criminal Homicide, Carrying a Firearm without a License, and Former Convict Not to Possess a Firearm. Williams had been released from jail four days earlier after his bail was modified from monetary to unsecured, a detail that prompted discussion about bail practices and communication between judges and law enforcement.

Taylor’s death was recorded as Harrisburg’s ninth homicide of 2016. If anyone knew Bryan, was at the Vernon Street area that morning, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.