On New Year’s Day 2024, 44-year-old Ozzie Gardner was shot and killed in Albany, New York, after a dispute that began at a nearby party. The shooting occurred near Judson and Second streets in the West Hill neighborhood; police arrived about 12:42 a.m. and found Gardner with gunshot wounds to his chest. Emergency medical personnel treated him at the scene and transported him to Albany Medical Center, where he later died.

Investigators said the argument that escalated into the shooting began at the party and that Gardner was believed to have known the shooter.

If anyone was at that party or saw activity near Judson and Second streets in the early hours of January 1, 2024, please share what you know.