Jeremy J. Shazer, 34, was fatally shot on January 21, 2023, while sitting in his car in the Country Tavern parking lot in Elmira, New York. He was taken to a local hospital and later died from his injuries. Investigators determined multiple people were involved in the shooting; 17 shots were fired in all, with 11 coming from a nine-millimeter revolver attributed to one of the defendants. No shots were fired from Shazer’s own weapon.

One defendant, 30-year-old Elmira resident Shamel Swan, was tried for second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon. Prosecutors argued Swan and co-defendants intended to kill Shazer, while the defense argued Swan acted in self-defense. The jury convicted Swan of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon; he received concurrent prison terms of 25 years to life and 15 years. Another defendant, Tasheam Jackson, was arrested in Florida in March 2023 and tried on second-degree murder charges; a jury acquitted him, finding insufficient evidence of his participation. Several other people have been charged in connection with the killing and their cases are being handled separately.

Are there witnesses or local readers who saw the scene at the Country Tavern that night or who can help clarify who was in the car?