In the early hours of February 10, 2025, gunfire on Yates Street at the edge of Albany’s Pine Hills neighborhood left 21-year-old Quadair Hoffler of Rensselaer dead. First responders found Hoffler inside a vehicle near South Lake Avenue around 1:40 a.m.; he was transported to Albany Medical Center and pronounced dead from a gunshot wound to the head. This was Albany’s second homicide of the year.

Investigators focused on two 15-year-old boys. Authorities announced arrests in March: one teen was taken into custody in Virginia on March 14 and extradited to Albany, and the other was arrested in South Carolina on March 19. Both were returned to Albany to face charges in Albany County Family Court. Prosecutors say the encounter began as a marijuana purchase, then became a planned robbery; during a second meeting one teen displayed a gun, ordered Hoffler out of his vehicle, and fired as Hoffler tried to flee, killing him.

Does anyone have information about Hoffler’s movements that night or about the people involved in the purchase and the second meeting?