Jonathan Blake, 55, of Mount Vernon, New York, was murdered on March 13, 2020.

The suspect, identified as Derek Whitaker, 58, of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, is said to have transported Blake’s body to the basement of a Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment building where he worked as the superintendent. Three days after the shooting, on March 16, 2020, a resident reported seeing smoke and found Whitaker in the basement standing over a barrel with Blake’s body, legs visible, leading to the manager notifying authorities. Reports also say that in the days between the killing and the attempted cremation, Whitaker attended a church service with Blake’s family, sitting in the victim’s usual seat and embracing his brother.

What additional details do readers have about Blake’s life in Mount Vernon or his movements in Yonkers around March 13, 2020?