Christian Santiago, 19, was shot and killed on Lamont Place in Rochester, New York, on October 20, 2021. He died of his injuries and was counted as Rochester’s 64th homicide of that year. His parents are Jocabed Melendez and George Santiago; he is survived by them and several siblings.

Investigators identified a family-associated suspect almost immediately. Nicholas DeLeon, 36, the mother’s boyfriend, was accused of the shooting. Police say they tried to stop a vehicle linked to the incident while DeLeon was a passenger; during the stop he reportedly fired at officers at least twice, and officers returned fire. DeLeon was arrested after that exchange with no reported injuries to officers.

A Monroe County Grand Jury indicted DeLeon in early November 2021 on second-degree murder for Santiago’s death. The indictment also charged him with three counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and two counts of attempted aggravated murder of a police officer tied to the chase and shootout. Prior to the killing, DeLeon had outstanding warrants for menacing, criminal mischief, and aggravated harassment.

Did anyone in the Rochester area know Christian or have information about his movements on October 20, 2021?