Ernest Maddox II, 27, was fatally shot on Roehrer Avenue in Buffalo, New York, just after midnight on May 23, 2016. Emergency services were called and the gunshot wound proved fatal. The Buffalo Police Department responded, canvassed the neighborhood and began an investigation while initially withholding the victim’s name to notify family.

Public information since the shooting gives no details about a motive, suspects, or arrests; authorities have not disclosed significant breakthroughs and the investigation remains open. The killing added to a string of unsolved homicides affecting the city and left Maddox’s family without public answers.

If anyone has information about what happened on Roehrer Avenue that night, please come forward to help bring clarity and justice.