Alberto Cirino was 23 when he was shot on the morning of November 5, 2024, in a parking lot at 320 W. Taylor Street on Syracuse’s Near Westside. A father to a young daughter, Cirino was described as passionate about boxing and rapping. Officers found him around 9 a.m. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to his chest; he was treated at the scene and taken by ambulance to University Hospital, where he died.

Syracuse Police’ Criminal Investigation Division opened a homicide investigation and reviewed footage from multiple cameras across the city to identify a suspect. Investigators tracked the suspect’s movements across state lines, and on November 8, 2024, Boston Police Fugitive Apprehension Unit located and arrested a man in Boston who was held for extradition back to New York. After his return to Syracuse, he was arraigned in Syracuse City Court on November 19, 2024, on charges including second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon in connection with Cirino’s death.

Does anyone have information about Cirino’s life in Liverpool or his activities on the Near Westside that could help clarify what led to the shooting?