On an August afternoon in Syracuse, New York, a dispute on Lodi Street ended when 28-year-old Demetris Jackson was shot and killed. The Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office says Jackson was carrying a loaded 9mm handgun, threatened several people and fired upon them before the confrontation escalated.

A local property manager, Richard Morose, who held a valid pistol permit, drew a 9mm and returned fire, striking Jackson. The DA’s initial assessment described Morose’s actions as potentially justified and indicated his intervention may have saved others who were in the line of fire. Investigators opened a probe into the shooting.

In the days after the incident, Morose and others at the scene reportedly received threats and suffered property damage believed to be retaliatory. The public information available stops with the investigation still ongoing and does not state whether any arrest or charges were made.

If anyone witnessed the shooting on Lodi Street or has information about the events that led up to it, please share what is known.