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A Sunday evening dispute outside a grocery on East 116th Street in East Harlem ended the life of 29-year-old Elias Castillo. On September 18, 2022, at about 7:38 p.m., a verbal altercation escalated and a firearm was discharged. Castillo, who lived a few blocks away on First Avenue, was struck in the abdomen by a single bullet and taken to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The 25th Precinct of the NYPD opened an investigation, canvassing the area for witnesses and surveillance footage. Investigators identified 19-year-old Edgar Garcia as the primary suspect; he was arrested on October 13, 2022, and charged with one count of murder. Authorities have not publicly described the specifics of the dispute that led to the shooting.

Did anyone in East Harlem see or have footage of what happened outside that grocery on the evening of September 18, 2022?