On the afternoon of March 7, 2024, 17-year-old Laquai Dash was shot in the neck during a confrontation in the Melrose section of the Bronx near a playground and P.S. 157 Grove Hill Elementary School. Laquai, a student at Legacy College Prep High School, was taken to a nearby hospital but died of his wounds.

Investigators say the dispute began on social media and involved a fight between the girlfriends of Laquai and the alleged shooter; surveillance footage reportedly recorded the incident on school grounds. The Bronx District Attorney’s office stated Laquai was trying to break up the fight when he was shot multiple times in the back.

Arrests followed: 17-year-old Tyrell Williams was charged with murder, manslaughter, and criminal possession of a weapon, and 19-year-old Terrell Loyd of Brooklyn was later arrested and indicted on second-degree murder, first-degree manslaughter, and multiple counts of criminal possession of a weapon. Police also released images of a second suspect they were seeking.

Did anyone see Laquai that afternoon or have information about the people involved?