Arturo Resto Figueroa, 31, a Latino man, was found dead inside a Syracuse apartment on September 25, 2017, one of two men discovered fatally shot on the city’s West Side. Officers were sent to the 1100 block of Avery Avenue after a caller led them to an apartment where both victims lay badly wounded and were pronounced dead a short time later. Investigators reported multiple shots were fired inside the apartment—enough to trigger smoke alarms that neighbors could hear—and later described the scene as extremely violent, with blood and extensive damage from gunfire.

Police and prosecutors said the shootings occurred during an attempted robbery aimed at drug proceeds. Two suspects were identified: Rene DeJesus, from New York City, and Brian Montanez, from Syracuse. Authorities said they believed DeJesus was the shooter; DeJesus was arrested, charged with first-degree murder among other counts, and later pleaded guilty. Montanez was indicted on murder and related charges with a trial scheduled for a later date.

Did anyone on Avery Avenue that night see anything that could help clarify how the ambush was planned or who else may have been involved?