On July 15, 2015, 33-year-old Icrish Bostic of Irvington, New Jersey, was shot multiple times and killed after a dispute with a childhood friend on a busy public street. The argument with 34-year-old Mario Gayles of Newark escalated into a physical fight. Gayles left the scene briefly, returned with a handgun, and shot the unarmed Bostic eleven times in the head, upper torso, and legs; Bostic was struck again as he lay on the sidewalk.

Gayles fled to Pennsylvania after the killing but was located and arrested. Witness testimony placed him at the scene despite his initial denials. An Essex County jury later convicted Gayles of murder and weapons charges, and he was sentenced to life in prison; the judge cited Gayles’ prior conviction for reckless manslaughter during sentencing.

Did anyone who knew Icrish or witnessed the incident come forward with further details about what led to the fight?