In the early morning hours of July 18, 2014, a gray Infiniti parked at Sycamore Street and Jefferson Avenue on Buffalo’s East Side was struck by a burst of gunfire. When first responders arrived about 2:15 a.m., 37-year-old Shamel Parker and his 29-year-old companion, Tyneisha Pettiford, were found fatally wounded inside the bullet‑riddled vehicle. The car rolled forward after being shot and struck a parked SUV in a nearby driveway.

Reports indicate Pettiford was pregnant at the time, adding a heartbreaking dimension to the double homicide. Buffalo Police Homicide detectives investigated, Crime Stoppers of Western New York offered a reward, and authorities have repeatedly appealed for tips, but no suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests have been announced. The motive for the attack remains unclear.

Does anyone who lived or worked near Sycamore and Jefferson that night, or who remembers seeing the Infiniti afterward, have information to share?