On the evening of August 29, 2019, 21-year-old Jose Eduardo Ubiles was found shot in the back of the head inside a residence on Bay Street in Rochester, New York, and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified a suspect, 38-year-old Luis Rios Morales, as the investigation unfolded.

A later undercover operation by the Greater Rochester Area Narcotics Enforcement Team and the Monroe County Heroin Task Force, covering November 2019 to April 2020, tied Morales to a broader criminal enterprise. Authorities seized six handguns, six shotguns, five rifles, over 200 grams of cocaine, more than 10 pounds of fentanyl, 53 grams of heroin, and about $10,000 in cash. Nine other people were arrested on various weapon and drug charges connected to the investigation.

In January 2022 a Monroe County jury convicted Luis Rios Morales of second-degree murder and numerous weapons and drug charges. What details about Jose’s life, routines, or acquaintances might help clarify why he was targeted?