On the evening of December 12, 2020, Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, 47, was inside La Vaquita Corp. Deli on Great Neck Road in Copiague when a gunman opened fire. Cruz-Hernandez was fatally wounded at the scene; the deli owner, 61-year-old Bolivar Rodriguez, was also shot and died a few days later. Two other men, Juan Ramone Avilla Roque, 30, and Daniel E. Acosta, 40, were seriously injured and survived.

Suffolk County police arrested 62-year-old Dionicio Calderon-Oseguera the next day as he tried to leave his home with a suitcase containing clothes, cash, and jewelry. Investigators reported finding gunshot residue on his sweatshirt and the 9 mm handgun used in the shooting at his residence; the deli’s high-definition surveillance cameras captured the entire incident. In court Calderon-Oseguera admitted to the shootings but said he was coerced. Prosecutors say he had been drinking at the deli before he pulled out a handgun and began shooting.

Does anyone have information about Manuel Cruz-Hernandez, his time at the deli, or the events that night?