Marion Bugdal Jr, 52, of Youngstown, Ohio, was shot to death on July 6, 2017, after confronting a man he said had been harassing and robbing him. Bugdal had been telling police about a man named Alex New and even asked a neighbor whether a found pipe could be turned into a gun, but declined to try it because he feared it would explode. On the day he died, Bugdal confronted New after New had broken into his home; New shot him multiple times. Bugdal’s body was found two days later in his burned-out East Side home.

Police arrested Alex New and two others, Johnnathen Figueroa and Fred Nolasco, on aggravated murder charges; New was accused of being the triggerman and the others charged as accomplices. Figueroa later pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and agreed to testify against New; Nolasco was found incompetent to stand trial. New subsequently pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery, and Figueroa received a four-year sentence, while Nolasco remains under court jurisdiction.

Bugdal had repeatedly reported harassment and robbery by New before his death, and questions were raised about how those complaints were handled. Did anyone in the community have additional information about Bugdal’s reports or about the events that led to the July 6 confrontation?