Police respond to a shooting at West Lafayette Avenue and Midland Avenue on Saturday morning.Patrick Lohmann | plohmann@syracuse.com
Syracuse, N.Y. — Hours before police swarmed a street on Syracuse’s South Side in 2021, hundreds of people were attending a “crazy” block party that got out of control and ended in a fatal shooting.
On the night of June 4 into the early morning of June 5, 2021, people gathered for a Friday night party in the 200 block of West Lafayette Avenue. Around 4:30 a.m., Bobby Fort Jr., 31, was fatally shot and surrounded by loved ones crying out for help.
If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.