Amaury Paulino was 23 when he was fatally shot on December 24, 2014, near St. Nicholas Avenue and West 129th Street in Manhattan. The shooting occurred during a planned armed robbery on Christmas Eve that ended in Paulino’s death.

Investigators identified two suspects in the case: Frank Bright, known as Frankie, and John Duncan, who used the aliases Balla and Moreno. Both were federally indicted on charges arising from the robbery and killing, including robbery conspiracy, robbery, and using a firearm in the commission of murder. The New York City Police Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration worked together on the investigation. Frank Bright later pleaded guilty to a robbery conspiracy count and was sentenced in August 2019 to 20 years in prison plus three years of supervised release.

Does anyone have information about Amaury Paulino, his life in Harlem, or the events that night?