On the evening of July 16, 2017, 14-year-old Tyriek Keyes was shot near Bassett Street Park in New Haven, Connecticut, around 9:30 p.m. A masked assailant approached and shot him multiple times. Tyriek was taken to hospital but died on July 20, 2017, after his mother made the decision to remove him from life support. His death was recorded as the city’s fifth homicide that year.

Tyriek was about to begin freshman year at Hillhouse High School and had recently graduated from middle school. He enjoyed basketball, professional wrestling, and dancing, and was involved with Ice the Beef Youth, an organization focused on steering young people away from violence. Police say they believe the shooting was a case of mistaken identity and that Tyriek was not the intended target. A $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no arrests have been announced; investigators have described people of interest without naming suspects.

Anyone who knew Tyriek or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.