Stefon Barnes, 29, was shot and killed inside the Gourmet Deli at 851 East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx in the early morning of March 31, 2024. Barnes had stopped in to buy a bag of chips after finishing work as a club promoter when an altercation between two other men escalated. One man attempted to rob the other at gunpoint; during the ensuing struggle the assailant fired. The bullet missed the intended target and struck Barnes in the right thigh. He was taken to St. Barnabas Hospital and pronounced dead.

Friends and family remembered Barnes as a happy person who loved to sing, dance, and spend time with family; he also worked at a center for young people with developmental disabilities. The NYPD reviewed surveillance footage and canvassed the area, identified a suspect, and arrested 31-year-old Schward Bee of Mount Vernon on April 17, 2024, charging him with murder, robbery, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Authorities say Barnes was an innocent bystander and not the intended target.

Did anyone see Barnes the night of March 31 or have information about the incident at the deli?