Alberto Amir Roque was 16 when he was shot on East 162nd Street near Third Avenue in the Bronx just after 9 p.m. on June 17, 2024. Officers found him on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head; he was taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in critical condition and pronounced dead the next day, June 18. Ten shell casings were recovered at the scene and no weapon was found.

Witnesses and police reported a group had been gathered outside a smoke shop watching men shoot dice when an argument broke out. Police and witnesses said Roque was observing when a man in the street produced a gun and fired; a witness described hearing many shots. His mother, returning from buying groceries, discovered the scene and was told by officers that the victim was her son.

Those who spoke about Roque described him as interested in baseball, cycling, art, and engineering, and as someone who talked about college and moving his family away from nearby violence. In the days after the killing, police said no arrests had been made, and later released images naming two suspects wanted in connection with the fatal shooting. Can anyone who was on East 162nd Street that night or who recognizes the released images come forward with information?