Michael Mayfield was 16 when he was fatally shot in Buffalo, New York, on July 22, 2009. The violence began inside the Delavan Grider Community Center after an altercation and continued outside, where shots were fired that killed the teenager.

A second young man, 19-year-old David Williams, was also struck and taken to a local medical center for treatment. Initial police inquiries identified Williams as a victim, but there have been no publicly reported arrests or named suspects tied to Michael Mayfield’s killing.