Albert Carrasco Serrato, 25, was found shot to death in the early morning hours of July 24, 2021, on 150th Street in the South Jamaica neighborhood of Queens. Police responded after the city’s ShotSpotter system detected gunfire at about 3 a.m. Officers discovered Carrasco Serrato unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his head and torso; he was taken to Jamaica Hospital and pronounced dead.

Family members described him as a hardworking man devoted to his family and said they were bewildered by one detail at the scene: he had been wearing a dress, something they said was out of character. Investigators initially sought a man seen on nearby surveillance footage — described with a beard, a forearm tattoo, and a black Adidas t-shirt. That inquiry led to the arrest of 19-year-old Edson Giron Figueroa, who, according to his statement to police, said he had been looking to rob a prostitute, panicked when Carrasco Serrato turned toward him, and accidentally fired multiple shots. Figueroa was charged with murder, attempted robbery, and criminal possession of a weapon and was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court.

Does anyone have information about Albert’s last known movements or who may have been with him that night?