Jordan Patterson, 24, was found dead in the early morning of May 20, 2025, inside an idling car on the side of the road near Irving and Woodland streets in Manchester, Connecticut. First responders arrived just before 4 a.m. and attempted life-saving measures, but Patterson, a Black/African American man from Windsor Locks, was pronounced dead at the scene after suffering a fatal gunshot wound to his torso. The chief medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Investigators say information from Patterson’s phone indicated the meeting was an arranged marijuana deal. Surveillance footage showed a person wearing distinctive reflective-element sneakers walking to and from the scene, leading detectives to a nearby Irving Street residence. A 16-year-old, Zion Smith of Manchester, was identified, located in Alabama, extradited to Connecticut and charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence, carrying a dangerous weapon, and unlawful discharge of a firearm. Authorities recovered a pair of Jordan Air 5 Retro OG–style sneakers at the home Smith shared with his mother that matched the footage.

Does anyone in Manchester recognize the sequence of events that led to Patterson being on Irving Street that morning or have information about the meeting arranged on his phone?