On the morning of July 19, 2021, 21-year-old Brian Oliver was found unresponsive outside a residence on Irving Street in Hartford, Connecticut, with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was born July 14, 2000, and was known to family and friends for an affectionate smile. An aspiring musician who performed as Ace Streets, he was remembered as caring, respectful, an avid reader and someone with entrepreneurial ambitions. His death was recorded as the city’s 21st homicide of the year.

A vigil led by Mothers United Against Violence was held to mourn his loss. Investigators say the shooting grew out of a feud after a fight at a party weeks earlier; surveillance footage reportedly shows Oliver encountering Joshua White soon after leaving that party. On October 7, 2021, police arrested Joshua White at a strip club and found a loaded, untraceable ghost gun on him; he was charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses, and held on $2.25 million bond.

If anyone knew Brian, his movements that morning, or has information about the encounter after the party, please share what is known.