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On the evening of October 2, 2014, Orlando Rivera, a 42-year-old father, was standing in front of a bodega on Saint Nicholas Avenue in Washington Heights when gunmen opened fire. Two members of a street gang known as the 200 approached the intersection of 193rd Street and Saint Nicholas Avenue and fired at least 15 shots at a group in front of the store. Rivera, who was talking on his phone, was struck in the back as he tried to flee, ran around the corner toward his home, collapsed and died of his wounds. A 17-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man were also hit and survived.

The investigation involved the NYPD and the Drug Enforcement Administration; the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York handled the prosecution, and Marcos Espinal was prosecuted by the New York County District Attorney’s Office for his part in the murder. Christian Pabon was identified as one of the shooters and linked to the 200 gang, which had been active around Dyckman Street.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the shooting or know more about the attackers?