On the evening of August 13, 2019, the body of 28-year-old Jean Carlos Rentas-Figueroa, a Rochester resident, was found on the shoulder of Route 96 in the Town of Phelps. Investigators determined he died of a single gunshot to the head and ruled the death a homicide that appeared to be directly connected to drugs.

The probe involved the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, Rochester Police, New York State Police and federal agencies and quickly focused on men known to Rentas-Figueroa. Reports say he and the men later charged had been living together in the Rochester area. Within weeks two suspects were arrested: Omar Antonio Martinez-Salome, 28, of Rochester, and Luis Boffil-Leyro, both charged with second-degree murder and accused of taking part in the killing and leaving his body alongside the highway. Pretrial hearings were scheduled and trial dates set in Ontario County Court by early 2020.

What details about Jean Carlos Rentas-Figueroa’s last days or associates might help explain what happened?