On January 10, 2017, brothers Daniel Diaz-Marrero, 17, and his 19-year-old brother Ismael were lured to a location on Syracuse’s west side and ambushed. Both young men, Cuban-born and living in Syracuse for about five years after arriving with their father and younger sister following their mother’s death, were fatally shot during an attempted robbery that targeted marijuana.

Authorities say a 17-year-old girl, Sheahonni Davis, arranged the meeting after a slight acquaintance with Daniel. Two men, 19-year-old Toriano Newson and 23-year-old Curtis L. Paige III, carried out the ambush; Newson opened fire and both brothers were killed. Police arrested Davis, Newson and Paige within a day and charged them with murder and attempted robbery. Reports indicate Newson was the gunman and that the three had conspired to lure the brothers to be robbed.

Daniel was a senior at a Syracuse high school and Ismael was a sophomore at Le Moyne College working two jobs to pay for school. Who has information about the events or the people involved that could help clarify what happened that night?