Jerome Scarlett was 20 when he was shot and killed on Farrington Street in Newburgh, New York, on the night of March 11, 2010. Authorities say Scarlett had been identified as an aspiring member of the Latin Kings and that he and another man, John Maldonado, were sent to carry out retaliation against the rival Bloods; the plan reportedly failed when Scarlett was gunned down.

Maldonado, who was present during Scarlett’s killing, was himself fatally shot the next day in what investigators believed was a retaliatory slaying tied to the same cycle of violence. A large federal probe known as Operation Black Crown later targeted the Latin Kings’ local leadership; the investigation linked key members to Scarlett’s murder and to broader racketeering and murder allegations.

Those with information about Scarlett, Maldonado, or the events on Farrington Street in March 2010 are asked to come forward.