Ramon Alvarez, 19, was shot and killed inside an apartment at the Jefferson Houses on East 112th Street in East Harlem at about 3:00 a.m. on April 10, 2024. Alvarez, described as an expectant father, stepped into a domestic dispute between his aunt and her ex-boyfriend, 54-year-old Jose Rodriguez, and was struck by a gunshot to the abdomen. He was taken to Harlem Hospital, underwent emergency surgery, and died later that day.

Rodriguez reportedly also fired at the aunt, grazing her shoulder, then fled. He was found and arrested in the Bronx the next day after attempting to run from officers and discarding a firearm. In May 2024 he was indicted on second-degree murder, attempted murder, burglary, and criminal possession of a weapon; the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the case.

If anyone knew Ramon, his movements that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.