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A drug sale in a Washington Heights residential parking garage ended in violence on the night of October 29, 2017. Jose Nunez, 43, had arranged to sell marijuana to two men in the garage at 111 Wadsworth Avenue. At about 10:50 p.m. the two buyers allegedly turned on Nunez and a 31-year-old friend, robbed them and pistol-whipped the younger man while going through their pockets.

A nearby associate of Nunez, described as a bodyguard, drew a firearm and opened fire during the robbery. In the chaos a bullet struck Nunez in the head. Emergency responders found Nunez and his friend between West 178th and 179th streets; both were taken to New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Nunez was pronounced dead the next morning; his friend sustained a laceration and was treated for life-threatening injuries but later listed in stable condition.

Police described one robber as heavyset, about 6 feet tall, with a goatee; the other wore a camouflage shirt. The bodyguard who fired the shot was reported as about 25 to 33 years old, 160 pounds, wearing a two-tone gray hoodie, dark sweatpants and black-and-gray sneakers. No arrests had been reported in the days after the incident.

Did anyone in Washington Heights see activity in the garage that night or recognize the men described?