Ronald Rusin, 48, was found fatally shot in the neck in the basement of a home on Vista Street in the Rhawnhurst section of Philadelphia on April 25, 2018. Rusin was a former Philadelphia police officer who had served on the force in the 1990s.

Police say investigators linked the killing to a robbery connected to a drug transaction. Within weeks two men were arrested: 18-year-old Mulbah Mazue-Acquoi and 19-year-old Alex Oliveira. Authorities allege the two arranged to meet Rusin intending to rob him, and that Oliveira fired the fatal shot. Both were charged with murder, robbery, and related offenses.

The case underscores a violent robbery tied to drugs that ended with the death of a former officer. If anyone knew Ronald Rusin, the circumstances of his meeting with these suspects, or has information about the crime, please come forward.