Rashad Patton was 30 when he was killed after attending his sons’ football game in Buffalo on the afternoon of Saturday, October 5, 2013. During halftime he took a call about a meeting in a field off Wyoming Avenue; his oldest son Jamyier, then nine, reportedly begged him not to go. Later that day Patton was struck multiple times in the upper body in what police described as an apparent drive-by shooting on Cambridge Avenue. He was taken to Erie County Medical Center in critical condition and died the next day, Sunday, October 6, 2013, about twenty days short of his 31st birthday.

Police said the shooting was believed to be gang-related. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified. Patton left behind two young sons, ages five and nine, and the family continues to mourn his loss. If anyone was at Bakos Park that afternoon or saw activity on Wyoming Avenue or Cambridge Avenue on October 5, 2013, please come forward with information.