Vincent Zito, 77, was found shot in the back of the head at his Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn home on the afternoon of October 26, 2018. His 11-year-old grandson discovered the body after returning from school. The killing is described as an execution carried out by a longtime friend and associate.

Investigators focused on 62-year-old Anthony Pandrella, a close friend of Zito’s for more than 30 years. Zito had kept a large sum of money and a collection of foreign-made wristwatches as collateral for an illegal loansharking operation. When Zito asked for the return of his funds, Pandrella could not produce them. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Pandrella entering and leaving Zito’s residence around the time of the murder, and additional video allegedly shows him changing clothes and removing a floor mat from his vehicle afterward. The firearm used in the killing was found at the scene and Pandrella’s DNA was reportedly on the trigger and grip.

Was anyone in Sheepshead Bay aware of tensions between Zito and Pandrella before October 26, 2018, or did anyone see the comings and goings near Zito’s building that day?