Jose Alberto Concepcion, 23, was found dead on January 19, 2016, on a dirt road off North Park Drive in the Humboldt Industrial Park in Hazle Township. Initial reports said he had a gunshot wound to the head; later court reporting stated the coroner determined he had been shot seven times. His body was discovered miles from his burned vehicle.

Authorities arrested Jancarlos Perez of Hazleton the next day, charging him with criminal homicide, arson, criminal mischief, theft, tampering with or fabricating evidence, and receiving stolen property. Perez reportedly admitted being at the scene and burning the vehicle but at first claimed another man was the shooter. Prosecutors portrayed the killing as tied to rivalry and betrayal within Hazleton’s drug scene, alleging Concepcion was targeted as a rival and in some accounts a former friend. Court reporting said a stolen revolver was used.

In January 2017 Perez pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and was sentenced in Luzerne County Court to 20 to 40 years in prison. Does anyone have information about Concepcion’s movements in Hazleton before January 19, 2016?