A small family gathering on Domedion Avenue in Buffalo turned tragic on the evening of June 21, 2024. Three-year-old Ramone L. Carter, a Black male known to family as Red, was riding a tricycle outside his home around 9:30 p.m. when gunfire erupted. Ramone was struck and later pronounced dead at a hospital; his 7-year-old sister was grazed by a bullet and wounded.

Investigators say the children were not the targets. The shooting followed an altercation involving two teenage boys and another individual. Buffalo police arrested two suspects a few blocks from the scene within minutes; witnesses matched their clothing to descriptions, and officers found an illegal handgun on the younger teen. The teenagers were indicted on charges that include second-degree murder, attempted murder, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon.

Ramone’s mother, Shakenya Griffin, described her son as a lovable child. The shooting prompted community grief and renewed calls to end gun violence. Did anyone in the Buffalo area see or hear anything that night on Domedion Avenue that could help investigators?