Twelve-year-old James J. Springer III, a sixth-grader at Grant Middle School, was shot in the stomach outside his Syracuse home on the evening of October 10, 2018, and later died at Upstate University Hospital. James, who enjoyed skateboarding, biking and drawing, was described as an innocent bystander; prosecutors said the shooting erupted in a crowd and he was not the intended target. His stepmother was also injured in the attack.

The investigation led to arrests of three men: Anthony Rodriguez, then 23, Johannan Pizaro, 19, and Alberto Paneet, 22. Prosecutors accused Pizaro of opening fire into the crowd and killing the boy. Paneet was charged with second-degree murder despite surveillance footage that reportedly cleared him as the shooter and was also accused of threatening Springer family relatives and friends. Rodriguez faced charges of criminal possession of a weapon and hindering prosecution.

What details might help clarify who fired the fatal shot or the role each charged person played in that evening’s events?