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Xiaopeng Yuan, a 23-year-old junior from Beijing studying mathematics at Syracuse University, was found dead from gunshot wounds behind the Springfield Garden Apartments in DeWitt, New York. His body was discovered on September 30, 2016, after residents reported hearing gunshots. Yuan’s black Chevrolet Camaro was found running in the parking lot.

Investigators say Yuan had gone to the complex believing he was selling marijuana to someone he had been in contact with. What initially appeared to be a drug deal gone wrong was later described as a robbery that turned fatal. Prosecutors alleged Cameron Isaac, 24, planned to steal two pounds of marijuana and that his nephew Ninimbe Mitchell, 20, drove him to and from the scene; Isaac was accused of shooting Yuan twice after Yuan chased him.

A jury found Isaac guilty of first-degree murder and Mitchell guilty of robbery; sentencing followed. Does anyone have information about Yuan’s movements that day or saw his Camaro in the area?