Dante Bullock was 37 and a lifelong Syracuse resident with roots in the city’s schools and health care field. In the early hours of October 11, 2014, police were called to the 200 block of West Calthrop Avenue after a man at the door allegedly attempted an armed robbery. Investigators said Bullock was visiting someone at the house, stepped in during the confrontation, and was shot at least once. He was taken to Upstate University Hospital and pronounced dead.

Four days later police arrested 27-year-old Larry W. Benton of West Newell Street, charging him with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon, alleging Benton had intended to rob the person who answered the door and shot Bullock when he intervened. Benton was later convicted and, at a May 13, 2016 sentencing hearing, received 15 years to life; he apologized briefly to both families and Bullock’s relatives described enduring pain over the loss.

Did anyone on the South Side that night see activity around West Calthrop Avenue or know someone who might have been involved?