A midday dispute outside a Popeye’s in East Tremont turned deadly on February 10, 2023. Around 2:30 p.m., gunfire broke out near East Tremont and Hughes Avenues. Twenty-four-year-old Jeremiah Smith was struck in the torso and taken to St. Barnabas Hospital, where his injuries proved fatal.

Jeremiah’s older brother, 37-year-old Devren Smith, was also shot in the torso and died two days later. Two other men were wounded in the same quadruple shooting and were reported in stable condition and expected to survive. The NYPD opened an investigation and, in the days after the shooting, arrested 51-year-old Salvatore Rivera and 32-year-old Jose Parilla; both were charged with murder, manslaughter, assault, and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the brothers’ deaths.

Family and friends held a vigil for Jeremiah and Devren as the neighborhood mourned. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about what led to the dispute outside the restaurant, please come forward.