Juan G. Fuentes-Diaz, 28, was killed in Syracuse, New York, late on August 3, 2014. He was beaten with baseball bats and then shot 11 times in an attack described by authorities as among the most brutal they had encountered during what became Syracuse’s deadliest weekend that year.

Investigators concluded the killing was retaliatory. Two men, Jose Cruz-Rivera and Wigberto Osorio, were identified as the perpetrators. A cooperating participant, Cesar Sanchez, pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and agreed to testify against Cruz-Rivera and Osorio. A witness later admitted to lying to the grand jury but maintained her account of the killing itself was truthful; the trial record also noted complications from suspects being incarcerated together, raising concerns about possible collusion.

Testimony from Sanchez and other evidence led to convictions of Jose Cruz-Rivera and Wigberto Osorio for Fuentes-Diaz’s murder. If anyone knew Juan Fuentes-Diaz, his movements that weekend, or has information relevant to the case, please come forward.