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Ian Cruz, 23, was found shot multiple times in the head in Bayswater Point State Park in Queens on December 16, 2018. Authorities say he had been lured to the secluded park by a 13-year-old girl who promised sex and drugs; members of a group tied to MS-13 believed Cruz had shown them disrespect and were waiting to kill him. Yonathan Sanchez emerged and shot Cruz four times in the head with a .22 caliber revolver. The group took Cruz’s belongings and fled.

Within days the NYPD arrested five people in connection with the killing, including Sanchez, 22, and three others identified as Carlos Guerra, 18, Elmer Gutierrez, 18, a 15-year-old male, and the 13-year-old girl. Investigators linked the same group to the murder of 17-year-old Harold Sermeno days later. Several defendants later pleaded guilty and received prison terms; other juvenile cases remained pending as of early 2023.

Did anyone who knew Ian or who was in Bayswater Point State Park around December 16, 2018, see anything that could help fill gaps in the timeline?