On the late afternoon of April 18, 2008, Gustavo Soto, a 24-year-old Black man, was found inside a vehicle in the AutoZone parking lot on South Salina Street in Syracuse after being shot multiple times. Syracuse police arrived about 4:19 p.m. following a report of shots fired and discovered the scene.A two-suspect description was developed early in the investigation, but no arrests were ever announced.

The identities of those responsible and the motive for the killing remain unknown to the public. The case is now listed as a cold, open homicide with the Syracuse Police Department.This violent, unsolved death left many questions about what happened that afternoon.

If anyone has information about Gustavo Soto or the shooting, please come forward to the Syracuse Police Department.