Juan J. Rodriguez, a 22-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was shot and killed on the evening of Sunday, June 8, 2025, on Westmoreland Avenue near the Parkside Commons apartment complex in Syracuse, New York. Emergency responders found him with life-threatening injuries and he was taken to Upstate University Hospital, where he later died. His death was the only fatality among four separate shootings that day in Syracuse; three other people were injured at different locations but suffered non-life-threatening wounds.

The Syracuse Police Department identified Rodriguez publicly and says an active homicide investigation is underway. No arrests or suspects have been publicly named, and police have not released a possible motive. The investigation remains open as detectives continue to reconstruct what happened that evening.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Westmoreland Avenue, please contact the Syracuse Police Department.