An Easter Sunday evening in Syracuse turned fatal when 18-year-old Alek Kuethping was shot on Westcott Street near Thornden Park on the night of April 21, 2019. Emergency crews took her to Upstate University Hospital, where she remained in critical condition before dying of her injuries on April 26, 2019, five days after the shooting.

The Syracuse Police Department investigated the shooting. In the days after the attack, 21-year-old Victor Bahati was arrested and charged with second-degree assault and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Friends and family described Alek as a vibrant young woman with a promising future.

Does anyone who knew Alek or was in the Westcott Street area that night have information to share with investigators?