In the early morning hours of May 27, 2011, 21-year-old Jay Amelio Nieves was fatally shot on Vermont Street in Buffalo, New York. A Hispanic male and U.S. Army veteran, Nieves had been involved in a bar altercation earlier that night during which he and friends defended someone. The person from that bar dispute allegedly tracked him down and shot him during a later confrontation.

Nieves was remembered by family as a beloved son, brother, and companion. He was survived by his mother, Beatriz Rodriguez, and siblings Rebecca Ponce, Wendy Bonilla, Suzanne Rodriguez, and Rafael Rodriguez Jr. The Buffalo Police Department identified 17-year-old Joshua Nieves-Castro as the suspect and arrested him on June 25, 2011, charging him with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a loaded firearm; the two were not related despite similar surnames.

The case is described as an unsolved homicide and public details do not explain why it remains unresolved. Does anyone have information about Jay’s movements that night or about the events on Vermont Street?