Lovell E. Days, 31, was shot and killed on the South Side of Syracuse on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Family members say the confrontation that led to the shooting grew out of a dispute over territory for selling marijuana; details of the altercation are limited. Emergency services responded but Days died of his gunshot injury.

A native and lifelong Syracuse resident, Days was described by family as a loving father. The Syracuse Police Department has an open homicide investigation; no information about suspects has been released. If anyone on the South Side that day saw the confrontation or has information about who was involved, please share what is known with detectives.