On the evening of October 9, 2009, 17-year-old David J. Hyshaw was fatally shot in Buffalo, New York. Hyshaw and a 16-year-old companion, Dewey A. Taylor, were standing in front of a house on Fillmore Avenue when at least three unidentified Black males in dark clothing approached and opened fire. Hyshaw suffered a gunshot wound to the head; he was found on an East Ferry Street sidewalk, taken to Erie County Medical Center, and pronounced dead. Taylor survived after being shot in the leg.

Buffalo police investigated and asked the public for help identifying the shooters, who fled on foot. The description released was of at least three Black males wearing dark clothing. No information about arrests, charges, trials, or convictions in connection with Hyshaw’s death has been reported.

Does anyone have information about that night or remember seeing people matching the description in the Fillmore—East Ferry area?