Demarkus Hodge, 44, was found shot to death in the basement of his home on the 300 block of Grider Street in Buffalo’s Delavan-Grider neighborhood on the evening of Sunday, December 10, 2023. Buffalo police responded to a call about a dead body around 5:30 p.m. and determined Hodge had been fatally shot with an illegal gun inside his residence.

Investigators identified a suspect, and on December 20, 2023, 19-year-old Thierry Bikorimana of Buffalo was arrested in connection with the shooting. After the homicide, Bikorimana is reported to have stolen Hodge’s television, a BB gun, and his vehicle; he was charged with one felony count of second-degree murder.

Does anyone have information about Hodge’s life in the Delavan-Grider neighborhood or the events of December 10 that could help fill in what happened?