On the morning of December 15, 2022, 20-year-old Tirus Freeman was shot on Armory Drive in Utica, New York. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds, was taken in a private vehicle to St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, and was pronounced dead. Freeman had graduated from Thomas R. Proctor High School and was remembered by family and friends for his love of sports, video games and music.

The Utica Police Department investigated and identified 28-year-old James Ware of Utica as the primary suspect. Evidence was presented to an Oneida County Grand Jury, which returned an indictment. Ware was arrested and arraigned on one count of second-degree murder, a Class A-1 felony, and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon.

What information do readers in Utica have about that early-morning shooting on Armory Drive?