On the evening of June 27, 2017, shots were fired on East Kennedy Street in Syracuse. Responding officers found 22-year-old George Booker Jr. suffering from a gunshot wound; he was taken to a local hospital and died of his injuries. Booker was a lifelong Syracuse resident, and his sudden death deeply affected his community.

Syracuse Police investigators processed the scene and interviewed witnesses. Their investigation led to the arrest on July 26 of 23-year-old Cyrell Haygood, who was charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with Booker’s death. A jury later found Haygood guilty on both charges, and he was sentenced; an appellate court affirmed the judgment in January 2019.

Who in Syracuse remembered George Booker Jr. or saw anything on East Kennedy Street that night?