BETHLEHEM — Police on Friday were working to piece together what happened Tuesday evening at Henry Hudson Park, resulting in what Bethlehem Commander James Rexford believes is the suburban town’s first fatal street shooting.

“We’re still trying to figure out who the players were and what the motivation would be,” he said.

In his 24 years with the department, Rexford said, any murders have been domestic. Last September, a Selkirk man killed his wife and then himself in their Chesterwood Drive home.

“This doesn’t happen here,” Rexford said of street shootings, which have plagued Albany over the last year.

Seventy-five to 100 people had gathered on Tuesday, Aug. 17, at Henry Hudson Park for a memorial service for a man who was shot the year before in Albany, Rexford said. He didn’t know the identity of the victim being mourned.

Bethlehem Police received a report of shots being fired at 8:53 p.m. When they arrived, police learned that two men had been shot and were taken, in personal vehicles, to Albany Medical Center.

 Rahmier S. Stevenson, age 23, of Albany, died, and Traydon J. Lawrence, age 20, of Troy, was injured.

Lawrence’s injuries were not life-threatening, Rexford said, adding, “He was shot on the backside and leg.”

The park was closed to the public most of Wednesday as Bethlehem Police and New York State Police processed the scene. Police recovered several gun shell cartridges.

“We’re not releasing the number of shots or the caliber,” said Rexford on Friday.

“We’re trying to figure out if it was someone who came there, you know, to take care of something or if it was people that were already there and just the dispute happened,” he said. “We really don’t know that yet.”

Rexford also said, “We’re chasing witnesses down the best we can ... That’s going to be the most difficult part of this case because people aren’t really being forthcoming and cooperative. First, you’ve got to identify the witnesses and then try to get them to tell you what happened.”

Asked if gangs were involved, Rexford said, “Anything’s possible at this point.”

He concluded by reiterating, “We don’t even know if a group came there specifically to target someone or if they were there to target a group or if it was just a dispute between people that happened to be there already. Were not really sure.”

The Bethlehem Police ask that anyone who may have information regarding the Aug. 17 shooting to call 518-439-9973.