Dontrelle Horne, 34, was fatally shot inside Paterson Billiards on Market Street in Paterson, New Jersey, in the early hours of December 1, 2017. Authorities responded around 2:38 a.m. and found Horne with a gunshot wound; he was taken to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead at 3:08 a.m. The shooting reportedly began as a verbal dispute that escalated.

On December 21, 2017, 33-year-old Leroy Hodgson of Paterson was arrested at Wayne Hills Mall by the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department and charged with first-degree murder, second-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, and second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with Horne’s death. Horne is remembered as a kind-hearted man with an infectious smile, a former Paterson Public School football player, a drummer who played for his church and gospel groups, and a father to a son and a daughter.

If anyone knew Dontrelle or has information about the night of December 1, 2017, please come forward.