Rakeem Charleston, 30, was fatally shot in Albany, New York, on Sunday morning, October 8, 2023, around 11:15 a.m. Gunfire erupted near North Swan Street and Third Street; police found evidence of a shooting and Charleston was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he was pronounced deceased later that day.

Detectives say the killing was not random and that Charleston knew his assailant, characterizing the shooting as the result of a personal dispute. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open. His death was the city’s 16th homicide in 2023. A makeshift memorial with candles was placed at the shooting site; a memorial service was held October 20, 2023, at Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church, and he was buried at Graceland Cemetery.

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