Late on the night of May 12, 2017, 49-year-old Anthony Mattina of Williamsville was found dead inside a vehicle on the 1400 block of East Delavan Avenue in Buffalo. Police responding to reports of shots fired around 11:30 p.m. discovered that Mattina had been struck by gunfire and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Buffalo homicide detectives took over the initial investigation. Authorities did not release a motive or identify any persons of interest in the immediate aftermath, though the neighborhood’s history of violence was noted. In the days after the shooting the Buffalo Police Department publicly named Mattina as the victim and asked anyone with information to contact their confidential TIPCALL Line. No specific suspects or arrests have been publicly released and the investigation remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about Anthony Mattina’s death or saw activity on East Delavan Avenue that night, please share what is known with investigators.