Jamel Davis, 43, known professionally as the rapper Sinthoro Upper, was shot and killed in his Fort Greene, Brooklyn apartment on the morning of April 12, 2026. Davis had been gaining momentum with his song Slidin and organized basketball tournaments for local youth; he was a father of two and expecting a third child with his pregnant partner.

The shooting followed a domestic dispute sparked when the partner objected to her 16-year-old son, Tristan Hightower, smoking marijuana inside the home. After a verbal argument escalated, Hightower reportedly retrieved a firearm from his bedroom and returned, shooting Davis twice in the chest and arm. Davis was taken to NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital and pronounced dead.

Hightower fled and was located on April 21, 2026, in the Bronx; he was taken into custody and charged with murder and criminal possession of a loaded firearm. It will be determined whether he will be prosecuted as an adult. The community mourns a local artist whose career was on the rise.

Did anyone in Fort Greene or the surrounding neighborhoods have contact with Davis in the days before April 12 or information about what happened that morning?